The Archive · 1916

History Repeats Itself

Fo the Editor of the Norta-Carxa Dairy News.'"

Sir,—Apropos of the New Chamber of Commierce School, I came across yesterday a passage in the "Chinese and Japanese Repositor of 1863 which has a very modern sound and struck mo as if it had been written yesterday, It is as follows "The present alate of affairs in China consequent upon the opening up of that country, leads to the anticipation that the services of a large number of gentlemen acquainted with the language will required; for, unless the foreign mor-chant, or hia' responsible agent is acquainted with the language of the native merchant the former must ever bbe liable to suffer in the transactions in. which he will be compelled to employ

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