Surely our correspondent "J. D." has given away his whole case for the mail bags via Siberia in one sentence. After describing how re-
Sirous of peace, hostility tows lon and appeals to unreason. ing more vocal than it has been. for past. The new Viceroy, therefore, unless appearances are deceptive, gularly letters have passed between will assume office ander promising' eon-his ween himself 4 - route, ditions. he naively suggests that perhaps Apparently one sees in India a Russians have had their letters strong reaction against the dis-"destroyed or retained for some ruptive forees so strong in late good reason: years and against the forces set in motion by the lavish use of gold an from Moscow. It is too soon as yet, emt the Teetor goes straight to to say that the Bolshevik poison has been anything like eradicated, Jbut Moscow's efforts seem to have 'The italics are ours. A clear ad-met with 30 little permanent success) mission that the Soviet officials open that here we may see the reason letters passing through their terwhy a tremendous energy is now] ritory and tear up what they don't [being expended upon Chins, like. In which category business letters, and of course any contain-Anglo-Dutch Rubber Interests negotiable money, are neluded with political. The Brad-Little is known in Shanghai reford Chamber of Commerce would garding the report published two never have resolved to appeal to day ago that London financiers have the Postmaster General on the loss secured an important interest in of, mails. vid. Siberia—as we. were Dutch plantations, but everything told two days ago they had done—seems to point to the fact that the! without good cause. Besides, we people who have carried through' never know how many railway acthe transactions, which apparently dents occur on the Brans-Siberian arose out of the flotation of Dutch' except that they do. Te becomes in-companies on the English market, creasingly clear that the extra have established beyond all ques-speed of the Siberian route is not tion the pre-eminence of London the rubber-marketing centre of the worth the world. It is a piece of work, which, combined with other events now in Something Like Process of consummation, should do perhaps, a tendency on much to give strength and stability the part of Shanghai theatre-goers "to the market for raw material in to get blase. We have so many the future, Among the other sorts of entertainnients. But here, factors which we have in mind surely, as set out in a letter just received by a local impresario, is America to invest capital in planta-the strong desire on. the part something to delight the most jade tions. Several of the tyre-manued. The writer begins by saying facturing companies already hay that his present engagements would considerable holding: in Java the F. M. S., and one, which hi enable him to bring his artistes to not less than $0,000 acres is be Shanghai at the end of next Feb-to get only about 14 per} ruary and this is how he describes of its requirements from that the The name of the Company fe. It ig now apparent. that interests in America anticipate Parisien. "Wonders; five people, two coming years an ever greater young. fir and two. men: demand for rubyer, for advices r2- orislan dancers. 1 must say that of the best dancing acts of the very clever lay foe-lancers which will be appreciated in auc thentren, trid alas tody com winner of several beauty. ce festo, Then the tte. gin does Neautigat"'blcyele. act. Comedy' tram Jonalirg. by" two "gentlemen. Tipe Senation of rear mien, past and. pre-the ceived privately from London me dicate that they are prepared to) buy virgin land for the purpose of clearing and planting. We know how long such a property: will tai before it comes into bearing, and it is obvious that in pursuing this policy they are looking very far shead. If their views as to the future are correct, it will mean a favourable situation for plenti shareholders for a very considerable time to come. the greatest greatest Shanghai for that act T go w rane. of Adoni thes Fecognize me on account of the differ-act on ting aet and balancing ea, Sir, that this was a winner in sever But the promised effect comedy dances" gives pause. We have had quite enough of riot in Shanghai latterly.
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