China has not fared badly in the distribution of Exhibition awards. The official list has not yet appeared, but I understand that few of the private exhibitors, who are nearly all Cantonese furniture makers, have escaped a medal. As for Jupan, the Government departments have secured several grand prizes, and private exhibitors in all classes have been awarded numerous gold, silver, and bronze medals. In view of the fact that something like 46,000 awards of all kinds have been made, I doubt when ther a Paris Exhibition medal, 1900, will be any great evidence of merit, but it will look well on business stationery anyway. hope to forward the official list of Chins awards next week.
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