Mr. F. A. AGLEN's report on the trade of Shanghai last year is an unusually long one, and under the circumstances very me teresting one, comprising as it do terse sketch of the effect on Shangh:
the disturbances in the north.
Mr. Aglen's report has been to a certain extent anticipated by Mr. Taylor's report on the foreign trade of China, on which we have already commented; but its interest has not thus been wiaterially lessened. Mr. Aglen mentions that it was hop early in the year that the last year of the century would be a record one for trade and revenue: but he adds: that coming events cast their shadows before, and " popular superstition-h seton anlueky mark against the year, and there were many) who foretold disaster." Notwithstanding this, the blow fell, when it did fall, with unexpected suddenness, "a suddenness which wight well have caused uniocation in a cen-om which so Yhe Shanghai Rangers the Royal Horse arti Lawn Tennis—The Shanghai th Baseball.
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