"Whilesn boycott against the Japanese was on some years ago, the students seized a large Jot of salt fish at the landing, suspecting that it had come from Japan, Telegrams brought a: n, who said the fish came from Vladivostok, to be sold by Chinese on commission for Rus-jan owners. Suspicion wag inten-sifed by placing a Japanese fish side by side with a Russian fish, No difference could be detected. The Russian protested that the fish were caught in the same sea by Japane Jand Russian fishermen respectively, but shipped into China from differ: ent ports, passed by a British Commissioner of Customs and the documents verified by an American missionary called in to umpire by mutual consent. The fish were so nearly spoiled when released, that every oer person in the city could buy all they wanted for one copper coin. 'A waggish customer remarked "open mouth, close nose." With a securely established business, above the un+ der tow of pressing poverty that submerges so many Chinese, this merchant has cultivated something of art, music and literature, is an active member of the Chamber of Commerce, but is at his best in his own home, with a group of friends at the table loaded with sea foods and the other master-products of the Chinese-kitchen, The Literati have waning prestige, the business men and more into in-ing the best of the old, but with an open mind to what may be found rood in the new. Even a foreigner can have friends if he shows himself friendly, Iw a lending article, the "New Shanghai Life" intimates that the Moscow Government is not assisting Canton to a greater degree than are {tne foreign advisers assisting Peking, jand that the policy of the South is not being dictated by Russia. On the other hand the journal asserts that the ideals of Sun Yatesen garding a nationd government are }well on the way to being established, Tsana Pik Vu, hose American name was given Don Big Vu, don May 1925, in a sanatorium in Illinois, U.S.A., and bequeathed a large fortune to his widow. Letters of administration in regard to his Hongkong estate, which amounted to $17,000 have been granted here. His American state was valued at $22,760 gold.
bequeathing his whole estate to his wife ko wrote in his will hope she will be as industrious economical, faithful and loyal as che can be. She should know that the building up of a fortune is no easy task and to keep it intact isnot easy." Deceased appointed a friend and a nephew of his as trustees, and hho further enjoined that "my" hex shall always obey the instructions of my trustees, and then I will di with.
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