"Shanghai Revisited," on the great possibilities open to cooperative foreign-Chinese enterprises, gives special interest to a leaflet issued by the Kiangnan Dock & Engineering Works. Reprinted from "'Engineering & Industrial Management" it deals with shipbuilding in China in general and Kiangnan in particular. Sixteen years ago, it points out, the Kiangnan Dockyard as such did not exist, but there was a so-called dry dock which was little more than a mudhole, without either machine shops or building slips. In 1905 Admiral Yeh, then in command of the Chinese Navy—an officer brought, up under British traditions—realized the ridiculous position of a country with a navy but no suitable dockyard, and he took the steps which led to the splendidly organized works we see to-day. r. R. B. Mauchan was engaged as superintendent, and his efforts consistently received the support of Admiral Yeh and the other directors. In the light of Mr. Bland's remarks a few sentences dealing with this mutual support deserve attention It is this cooperation between the East and the West which has proved successful. Without the wholehearted support of the directors and government officials in Peking, the European staff, from the superintendent downwards, could have done very little, and in their turn the directors have been able to rely upon the loyalty of the European staff. In this there is a lesson ta be Jearned by all foreigners who come to China to develop her natural and industrial resources. It is not only necessary that the foreign staff should be technicians of the highest attainments. but they must' have the courage to stand by their opinions and be able to prove by the quality of their work that they ate worthy of the positions they hold.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.