Several leading natives of Hangchow, residing here, have received letters from their friends in that city stating that, having received news of an attempt on the part of an American, Mr. Bash, to obtain the concession for building a railway between Canton and Havgchow, they called a meeting to oppose the granting of any concession of the kind by the authorities, and that has been decided to present a strong "urded petition on the subject to the Wain urn and Shangpu.
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