To state in a general way the of the Yangtze valley is a com) simple task, but to suggest reasonable and practical solution a very different matter, The conclusion to which Mr. Brett was forced is that the handicaps! under which British (and indeed all foreign) trade are suffering are mainly due to certain obvious general conditions arising from the present political situation in this} area, and that little hope can be felt of any substantial improvement, until there is some indication of a
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