delegation of Chinese naval officers who their tour of American naval yards and Admiral H. K. To, she leads the delegation, way received. by few days age, "Adairal Ta ix standing Afth from the left always been the case, but it would seem that those authorities responsible for illegal taxation keep as close an eye on the exchange position as the Chinese merchants and levy according to the probabilities of the profit secured. The result is a natural one. Reference to our weckly produce reports for many months past will show that "nothing doing" has been reported in various forms, With the increased taxation, high cost of living for those in the pro-dyeing and collecting centres, and the non-ending civil wars, Chinese Producers who were formerly prosperous and in a comfortable posi tion have gradually been squeezed out of busines:
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