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of expansion. For instance, if the trade of jointake had not been made in touching the China were to increase in the next thirty yesra | Chinese on the vary tender point of religion, in the same proportion as the trade of Japan He believed that the missionaries were looked hand extended in the same period, it would mean upon with distrust, not because they preached un increase in foreign trade on the part of the religion, but because they did not contine The third monthly dinner of the London Chinese Empire of more than £200,000.000 stor themselves to it. Mr. Gundry and other Chamber of Commerce of the Session 1900-1901 ling a year. Therefore, if: we, as the British speakers followed. was held on the 20th ult, the subject for discus Empire, could retain anything like the propor sion being Chins. Mr. William Keswick, M.Ption which we had to day, it would man all the who presided, said:-You am aware that the difference in the future between prosperity
HENDERS are hereby called for the There is no country at the present time that of,
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authority in the country is destroyed, if it can. revenue, and if commercial treaties were rear- not return to exercise its fanctions, I am afraid ranged and we could have the lekin abolished -that-we may see such a break-up of Ghias as to altogether we could well afford to grant a 10-|- LARGE
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They all pose on them a heavy charge to defray the evil hoped that it would
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thought they ought to press upon the British Mr. Joseph Walton, M.P..said there was no Government the great debt of gratitude wo subject that the London Chamber of Commerce THE BRITISH NORTH BORNEO Co. conid debate of greater importance than the question of upholding the British Empire in PPLICATIONS are invited for the the Far East. Out of a total foreign trade POSITION of SUPERINTENDENT of 70,000,000 sterling the British Empire had of FUBLIC WORKS and GOVERNMENT no less a abam than 13,000,000, that is, SURVEYOR: Applications and Copies of we did more trade with Chins that the whole Testimonials to be sent to the undersigned, of the nations of the earth put together. from whom terms may be learnt, Appointment Bat it was not only a question of the to be taken up us 80011 as possible.
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Captain Percy Smith, who was in Peking during the siege, continued the discussion. Dir. Henniker Heston, P., urged the importance of assisting Sir Edward Sassoon, M.P., and those asociated with him in cheapening com munication with every part of the British Empire. Profesar Dongles expressed the opinion that when things resumed their normal condition in China it would be found that recent events had given an enormous impetus to foreign trade, Sir Marcus Sainel asked whether a fatal}
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..Sold by all Chemists, Stores, &c.
F. C. CALVERT & Co., Manchester, England.
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