of British subjects, and on his initiative the proclamation was cancelled through the 'Tsungli Yamen. An arrangement was made whereby 3,500 mow of ground were conceded' to the Chinese Eastern Railway, including a large area of the river bank, and there the discharge of railway material, etc., has since been carried on, Asa natural result, the ground in the neighbourhood went up considerably in value and native landowners were able to effect mortgagee at the rate of Tls. 150 to to Ti. 180, and even more, per mow. Quits "recently, however, the Ruilway engineers, discovering that they required more land,
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