Dhese figures include laborers and merchants. Besides sending Ministers, it would be desirable to appoint able officials to act as Consuls at all the ports, They would aid and promote the business of their merchants, and would remove all theirdifiiculties, while no attempt ut private ain would be allowed. If, amongst the Chinese in such Foreign ports some of oxtraordinary ability were met with, they vould be sent back to their native country, and the Government could employ them at liberal salaries, which would act as a mimulus to all, Moreover, Chinese being aware that there were oflicins to protect them in Foreign countries, it is probable that it would lead to a large emigration of Tea and Silk merchants to the west, who could sell their own produce. Great momentum would thus be given to the forward progress of the natio Prince Li Gena others memori-aliso on the 27th of second moon, saying, The request of Li Hung-chang and others to send Envoys to Japan and the nations of the West, seems expedient; and it is the duty of the memorialists to beg that the Tsung-li Yamun be commanded to examine into the matter and take action thereon.
(8) Ting, Governor of Shantung, on behalf of Sich Fult-cheng, represents that ability should be stored up in advance, ce the opening of relations between the Middle Kingdom and the outer world, our literary and official classes have continued. to cling to traditional ideas. With their pretentious talk and high flown bombastic
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