The Archive · 1914

The Prosperity of Chefoo

Chefoo, Nov. 14.

An impression seems to be gaining ground that the prosperity of has been authorized. The queen tion awaits decision ao to who shall be deputed to raise this, a matter of some difficulty since' financial transactions are no easy task to accomplish just naw.

It is the time, however, for aotion, as the Port has seen a decided revival of trade during the last few months, even strawbraid, after an absence of a decade, has been finding its way back again in small There is no lack of local enthusiasm and the Government will no doubt realize the importance of advancing the interesta of a port 90 thoroughly under its own control.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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