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The business men of Manila have for sone time past seen their bu the south for one day and leit the train entirely. \-coven be praised! If L had slowly wiped out through a. continued my journey by thet train TE should they believe to be proper business judg-not huve lived to tell the tale! White running ment on the part of the present adminis-into Liaoyang the engine boiler exploded tration of these Islends. They have oband the first and secyxd-class cars fe.l over served from the beginning that no breadth of character was to be seen in the bridge into the Lixo River; ani 15 lives were lost, the bodies not yet having been the work of the administration here, recovered. Iam now convinced that Pro-owing to the fact that there is no breadth of acti vidence extended its s favour to They have seen the Comme, for which I am exceedingly grateful ion in session for more than three "'The journey from ich ling to Yuen-to record the will of one man—tai on the following day was also a very n as intolerant of suggestion wearisome one. The train took 72 hours from the other members of the Coministo cover the distance between the two sion as he has always been intolerant of places. Rain, dust, mud, and every other ion from the business men of conceivable element of discomfort con-This has resulted in some two expired to annoy me. None of the stations thousand Acts of the Commission being on the lino was sufficiently provided with passed, about. one thousand of which h been amended or repealed food or drinkable water. The repairs to three years Jess than This the railway which were carried on even hey hold tu be dae at night, prevented me from sleeping, ne man attempts ty and you can imagine what a wretched most" trivial matters of nistration while the condition I was in. brat policies of government are left "Soon after 3 Yuentai station, take care of themselves. The result can the train stopped to go no further. I was be anticipated—oversthing is in a mess. obliged to leave it and to start on foot The business men of Manila have been an the rain toward Liaoyang. The Man-deterred in the past from taking any churian mud stuck to me faithfully united stand against. the policies which After experiencing many hardships, I were proving destructive of their business, reached Liaoyang. There I was told that for the reason that any action of that no train would leave for Port Arthur kind might result in reflecting upon their because the three largest railway bridges had been destroyed by the floods; nor patriotism, and, further, that ie might used as a basis of attack upon. the could I continue my journey any longer national administration. They believe, by land during this bad season. There however, that the time hes" come for was no other means available than to take making their complaints known to the a steamer for Yingkou. From the latter American people, and for that purpose port I again took a steamer for Chefoo are_availin, themselves of the columns whence I have just arrived here. To-of "The Manila Review of Trade and morrow I will go to Port Arthur where Price Current.""
J expect to call on Admiral Alexeieff.
"The Review of Trade" has ahvays "As shown abore, my Manchurian been a consistent friend to the insular journey was one of the hardest trips I administration, and while the business ever hed in my life. But it gave me a men of Manila respect its sincerity they rear lesson. The imperfect condition of doubt its wisdom in assuming that the the Russian railway; the wasteful man-man who is responsible for governmental policies in these. Islands possesses more and better knowledge of the industrial
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