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stion line, but he would have to prepare public
inion for it. Te blamed the Peking Government for
local opposition to the project. They had repre-
ted it as a foreign demand which should be resisted
natriotic grounds, and the seeds of suspicion
tay had som had naturally taken root.
*T. Ronthy asked whether a final surw
ld be undertaken, in order to be ready for construc-
tion when the proper time arrived.
Dr. Sun thought that he must first be given
to influence public opinion on the subject. Fe
ked whether it would not be better to make the junc-
ion line along the river front, and touched unon
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6 favourite project of closing and reclaiming
e whole of the front reach of the river, between
Bund and Fonan Island.
The great cost and difficulties of such an
ertaking were briefly discussed, and we urged that
e early junction of the two railways by a line
rough the North of the city should not be deferred.
Sun evidently did not feel in a position to give
rances on this point, and the conversation passed
to the subject of the Provincial Railway, I told
Sun that we were "repared in Peking to proceed
negotiations for eamleting the "ankow Cant on
ink line whenever security could be given for a
veim loan, and I asked whether in his opinion
thing could be done now, or foon, to settle the
etion of incormorat ing the Provincial railway in Le Chinese Government avetem. It was indispensable bring the whole line from Pankow to Canton under
E administration.
/Dr. Sun
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