Mr. Niederlein, as representative of the Philadelphia Museums, has offered also to the Chinese government through Sir Robert Hart, the Tsungli Yamen, and the Superintendents of Trade, the Viceroys Yi Lu, Liu K'un-yi, and Chang Chih-tung to exhibit and study systematically and in the most practical and advantageous manner, the products of China, and to advocate the use of the same in accordance with their merits. He further offered to give, free of charge, information of the most appropriate character regarding the natural resources and economic conditions of China, and the advantages which the country and its resources present to newenterprisesin mining, transportation and means of communication ete.
Ho also offered to serve the government of China free of charge in supplying any information which it may require, remitting appropriate material, accumulated in the Bureau of Information of the Commercial Museum, He furthermore offered to aid, free of charge, in organising the newly created Chinese Board of Trade and instruct properly the permanent commissions to be Appointed to cooperate with them and with the Philadelphia Musoums. Mr. Niederlein hopes that intelligent natives and foreigners vill make use of this unique opportunity to bring their articles in a most convenient way before new consumers, as well as aid this most useful institution, in their own
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