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form of orders for railway materials placed in

this country;

(b) desire of the Chinese Government, or at

least of the Ministry of Communications, that the

funda be devoted first and foremost to the comple-

tion of the Canton-Hankow Railway.

2. Dr. Wang said that the Chinese Government

desired that the bulk of the Indemnity should be

ultimately applied to educational purposes, and

any transference of it for railway purposes

should be by way of advance to the railway, to be

gradually repaid and applied to educational

purposes. The Chinese Government, however,

attach so much importance to the Canton-Hankow

Railway project; 1) as providing immediate

employment for disbanded troops; 2) as essential

to political and economic uniformity of the

country, that they would desire at once to apply

the bulk of the indemnity to that purpoB 8,

though ultimately it would become available for

educational purposes. br. Wang did not appear

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