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side to interfors with the natural dosire for peace and normal trade; and it is argued that most of the bloess that concern Chin commercially belong to Great Britain, Therefore if tha

„llies win, matters will become normal ugain much more quickly than if Germany wine. and has to re-arrange them all to suit

her methods. Consider tions of this And make it now possible to

say broadly that the number of pro-Germans in the outh has been materially reduced, and that it now includes practically only those who are immediately under di sot Germin infinance, such as the stuffs of German Hongs, and of the firm who traded principally with GermKA those in fact who have a vory direct interest in

German suaGOSS. The efforts of the Garman agents have boen no less strenuous than before but it would appear that the results

among the people, and oven among the officials, camot be very

encouraging to them,

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The disposition towards the Allies which means Great

Britain, Fra).00 and Japan consider d soparately is more or less

un: lt«red. Towards the British it is good, towards the French colourless, and towards Japan, az eus;ioions and mistrustful as

Ter. The Japanese conduct and demands of a few months back are olarly entered in the books against them, an1 the worst interpretation is put upon their present interf rense with the

kon..rohy ensation They are credited with a desire to promote trouble by any means, so as to provide opportunities for further

ancro; ohnente.

Revolutionary activities still continue, and the question

of the monarchy has given thin som thing of a now buttle ory. Dut there is no money forthcoming for them, and the soldiere as the

result