There is no evidence that any serious thought has ever been given to the above question in China. Otherwise, there would have been more, and vastly more, business done between the two countries.
The lack of interest shown on both sides, may be the result of confusion, from a geographical standpoint; as, for instance, in the minds of many, Canada is in North America and consequently is a part of America and that the Americans ate doing business for and with the entire continent; on the other hand, when Canadians speak of the Orient, they usually have reference to Yokohama and Hong-Kong.
China has never made any effort to find in Canada, either a market for her materials or a supply of goods for her needs while Japan has done both with marked success, even to the extent of shipping goods into Gznada, regard. less of quality, in competition with home manufactured products; on the other hand Canada has never exerted herself, to any great extent, to compete in this manker.
There is evidence of an awakened interest in China among the merchants, financiers and manufacturers in Canada, at the present time, and they are beginning to realize the advantageous opportun ities offering. lit may not be long before many-lines are directly represented here.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.