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bad one doponds wholly on the local opium and into the fortress and captured it. The news o THEODORO VAFIADIS &

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Interest to note that the correspondent and, pre- A raport by Asting Cansal Litton on a jour sumably, his Russion informants, attributa the ney undertaken by him in North West Yunnan conception of the Japanese scheme to the diacor- during the winter of 1902-1903 is published as

ery of a serions defect in the defences of Port a Parliamentary paper (China No. 3, Cd. 1836) Arthur. He says that during the Russian As the result of his investigations, Mr. Litton naval mauausres a section of the squadron makes the following remarks and suggestions which represented the founders succended in "I. It must be remembered that Yuuuan is landing a large body of troopa a little north of out of the great current of China trade. Talienwau owing to an unarcountable break Hongkong, 1st January, 1004 - Whother the year is going to be a good or a

in the land defences Six regiments penetrated rico-harvest, which in their turn depend on the the defect in the fortifications is supposed to weather. If this is favoumble, we may be sure that there will be money to ho spent in the ensuing autumn and winter trading season, |

"The part of Yunan which may be conveniently servad by our Burma route is, on the whole, considerably more populous than the part of Yuansa served by tho Red River route, Now that Tongyush is as "open port," under Sir Robert Hart's supervision, there is every reason to hope for a great expansion of trade.

3. The most urgent need of Tengyueh trade is an export product to give in return for Indian yarn, and cotton goods. This is especially neccesary just now, as the balance of trade is heavily against Tongyush; merchants whose capital is silver have to liquidate their debts in appreciated rupees.

4. The importance of Yunnan as a possible field of supply for ponies and mules should not be lost sight of.

have reached the Japanese Government by telegraph from Chefoo. As the defect in the defences of Port Arthar gwald not be mado good for wesks, the Japanese, it is said, were beat on taking advantage of the opportunity,

"Ia pelty strategy." says the representative of the Herald at Port Arthur, "the Japanese are infinitely ahend of the fussians. I do not know how the two nations stand with regard to Seeing that its the higher strategy of war. scheme had failed, the Japanese Govarumant listened courteously to'ʼn hint dropped casually by the Russian Minister in Tokyo with regard to the presenen of its squadron at Masampo and the anxiety caused thereby in Russia, "Some stime after the Japanesemanticred-in- their turn the violent tone of the Nozy Krai, supposed to represent Admiral Alexief

The result was that the articles in the Nowy I am . Every effort should be made to establish a

Krai became suddenly peaceful, cotton cloth wearing industry in the Teng-sorry to stain that Russia's object is merely yash or Yungchung valleys, and so to undo a to gain time. She has no more intention of allowing Monkden or Any other part of the injury which Barios trade has

of suffered from the long delay in opening town in Manchuria to be opened, or Tergyneh.

evanoating Manchuria than she ever bad. So 6. I am inclined to think a European firm far as I can gather from my conversation with might establish itself with advantage at Tong- Russians, and from the tone of the Russian yneh. The trade would not bear a large and Press, her position is this. Sho is ready to expensive European staff; what is wanted is bestow an unctuous benediction on Japan's rather someone of energy and tast who would be efforts to civilize Formosa. She is even content to rough it in the hope of opening new prepared to go so far as to approve, within lines of trade, especially of export trade, which certain limits and under certain guarantees and the Chinese, when left to themselves, are conditions, of Japanese emigration to Corea. exceedingly slow to attempt. I strongly recom- But when asked to open up Manchurin, or even mend the employment of Indian, preferably to give Japan a free hand in Coroa, she answers Mabommedan, travelling agents in the interior. only with the half-amused, half-pitsing smile of

7. Høiskuan is a centre of the greatest a man whem a spoilt child asks for the moon." importance to Burma trade, and I would

suggest the establishment of a foreign agency

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be visited from time to time by a European merchant.

9. The Tali third moon fair is worth attending, as something might there be loncued of prospects of trade.

9. Among the articles of import which I noted down in the course of my journey as likely to have an extended market in West Yunnan are blankets, cheap clocks and watches, mirrors, anamelled ironware, obeap ribbons and laces for Trimmings, pocket kaivos, padlocks, umbrellas, leather belte, the stouter eattons, such as American drille, cotton prints of a gaudy pattern, Turkey reds, cigareltes, jade, coral, and amber.

Among possible exports from Yunnan, ponies and mules, mask, hemp, straw braid, rhubarb, drags consumed by Chinese, wool and furs from Liobiang, bristles, silk from South-West Szachten, would seem to deserve attention. It must be remembered that up-country Chinese traders are fond of false-packing and other frands, and by no means comprehend the neces sity of goods being up to sample.

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**20. I should be very sorry to offer any advice about mines in the part of Yunnan which my report deals with. Salt and copper are the mineral products of which I saw most, but they are both in the hands of official monopolists. Until botter informed, I reature to doubt whe- ther there are any minus in this part of Yannon which would pay for the cost of transporting foreign machinery and paying for foreign engineers. When the upper waters of the Irrawadi have been brought under control by Burma, it might be well to prospect there for nephrito (jade), which will always command a great market in Chita."

A TALE OF MASAMPO.

The Paris edition of the New York Herald on the 6th ult. published a letter from its correspondent ut Port Arthur, dated November 14, giving the alleged particulars of the Japan- ese expedition to Masampo early in October last, This authority racails the fact that some wooka ago the Japanese squadron censed quite a sensation by sailing into the bay of Masampo and apparently preparing to take possession of it. The original plan, as cxplained by the Herald's correspondeat, was that, the Japanese fleet, scorting a number of transport ships, should make a sudden descent on Masampo. Everything was to be carried out exactly as if the intention had been to seize that or some other Corean port. Care was taken to let u slight inkling of the affair recape, so this tho Russian authorities should frei convinced that their enemies were in earnest, he correspon- dent says that the plan was very nearly being successful, ar, if the Russian vice-admiral at Port Arthur bad received his orders six hours sarlier, he would have sunk the Japanese trung ports without Lexitation. These trursports appear to have had but a handful of men on boaril. Whatever the intention of the Japanese may have been, the construction put upon it by the Harald's informauf, which is possibly that of the Russian authorities at Port Arthur, is test the Japanese idos, was to prove that their squadron had been wantonly attached by Russia while engaged in mere naval mengenyres consisting of a trial transport of men to Corea. They would have been able to prove that there was only a small number of mon on the sunken transporte, and that consequently Eussia was in the wrong and was the real aggressor, The Japanese feel 023 could have worsted that of Russia and could

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