Author: MacDonald Stephenson

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-13

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9780265201701

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Excerpt from Railways in China: Report Upon the Feasibility and Most Effectual Means of Introducing Railway Communication Into the Empire of China, With a Map Tan interest felt by the English public of late years in the progress of events in China will not be diminished by the knowledge that the first steps have been taken to secure by the introduction of railway communication into the country the future peace and prosperity of the empire. The country is in a state of transition. The Imperial Government are alive to the value of European improvements, and are only deterred from their open recognition and adoption by the apprehension of ulterior objects adverse to the interests of the State, influencing those who recommend them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Railways in China written by MacDonald Stephenson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Railways in China: Report Upon the Feasibility and Most Effectual Means of Introducing Railway Communication Into the Empire of China, With a Map Tan interest felt by the English public of late years in the progress of events in China will not be diminished by the knowledge that the first steps have been taken to secure by the introduction of railway communication into the country the future peace and prosperity of the empire. The country is in a state of transition. The Imperial Government are alive to the value of European improvements, and are only deterred from their open recognition and adoption by the apprehension of ulterior objects adverse to the interests of the State, influencing those who recommend them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.