To the Editor of the "Nonru-Cursa Dar Nei Sin,—Mr, de Rijke has loft and Mr. Van der Veen is leaving, bat ea far as) T, can moke out, no comment has a peared ju your paper on what would certainly spear to be a sufficiently vaid that ike Swedish engineer named Von Hydenstam, that! hue is appointed by the Chinese without consulting the Consular Body. It is faither alleged that @ year or 80 ago, this same engicesr made" report on the conservancy work at the bidding of the Chinese Antlorities, bat without) the knowledge of the Ccnealar B.dy as a whole, of the Chamber of Commerce, or of the engiacere superintending the} Ladtly, it is said that the only jes the Chinese authorities of the report was the In view of the apparent suocees of the Chinese in bluffing the foreign countries interested by availing themselves of what seems to be the malice and jealousy of others, would it not be as well that an official pronouncement be made aa to the trae state of affairs?
From what one can find out, Mr. Vou Hydenstam la engaged for on ar only, while his qualification for th enormous reeponsibilit involved seems ya sir to be the report mentioned above, Tam, ete, Joux. M. Cxcit, Shanghai, November 29.
Our correspondent is hardly correct in his atstement that no comment has appeared in this Paper. Io addition to several articles on the couservancy operations during the current year we drew attention on October 20
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