The official sod-cutting ceremony in how many delays and postponements her on," therefore now desire to connection with the Shangh: prefaced its accomplishment, once don, it remains to uses a matter of honour, of informed whether, as matters stand, railway line, which shoul place last June but was postponed be, in fact, that the work must con-renders it inexpedient that the shane there exists any valid reason which Cause of the illness of H.E. Shdng Kung. tinuously proceed to fulfilment, to com. ao, took place on Tuesday morning. pletion, and there must be no further de-At 11 a.m. @ company of about seventy Jays or postponement, eighty Persons assomblet! at the Shang.
You are all of you familiar with the hai Station where a guard of honour history of the Shanghai-Nanking Reilway, record due to the pioneer the conception of which was, I belies' views which the shareholders of the Company are properly entitled to express, the Directors' letter of the 11th intent up jon the platform. The guard. pre. is entirely inadequate and that the only sented & very smart appearance, The greatly deplore, and no one more so then satisfactory: course to be adopted lice 12 company proceeded by special train down myself; the construction of this railway convening an extraordin mooting of had been, I know, his life ambition. shareholders at an early date, Thave not been long enough resident Addressing you, Sir, as prime mover Those present in: Hi Where a matshed had boon. erected. history, but this I will in China to venture pinion on its past in the scheme which, received in good Sheng Kung-pao, Director-General induced considerable section of ths faith asa "firm offer," has undoubtedly the Imperial Chinese Railways, Lord Li, invest in the stock, we. Assistant Director-General, Mesars H. ler it due to the si holders that.
Hunter, Manager Hongkong and explicit information should now be Shanghai Bank, H. Keswick, Special Ite. afforded on several. points which the Corpor oe, Prosontative of the British and Chinese undertaking that the conduct of its Company's latest circular letter loaves unexplained. Moreover we regard it essential to the future prosperity of the Dirostor of the Chief Castier Railway, Heir Parchasing Office of the ceremony, and to Present him with ito the mysteries Paoshan magistrate, The Bosed with {in the local market should be as far as: business and the Position of its stock of Commissioners of the Shanghar the spade necessary for its accomplish. ment ble dissociated from that element bar Nanking Railway was. represented, by Monars. David Landale (Chairman), A.
Collinson, M. Fust. 0. E., (Engineorin: chief) Chen Oi-ting, Shen 'Tuncho, and E, Morrise, (Secretary.) Ther were alec mMeigerelleney gpinmed his 1 ans £2 has largest industrial undertaking must shareholders, we oeognie the fact that Prosont Messrs E. J. Dunstan' Locoms, the reputation and management of Shang. tive Superintendent, W. G. Eves, Execs. eto, tive Roginoer, F.0.'Moulo, Storekeeper, sed, foa beh peck Se hat have far-reaching results on the business
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The proceedings were opened by the tion in London to the effect that he bed 8 pedi Mr. Keswick would cable to the fare Hecges ould commanity a8 8 whole, wished the railway every performed the formal ceremony, that ho Managing Director, to place all the facts. ig ied company as follows hoped that it would work mutually for the before a meeting of shareholders for thy wish, and f the present situation unreservedly benefit of both Chinese and foreiguere, "'° information of the public, Reproduce ited without permission. po
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