In connexion with the Canadian commission which is to come to the? Far East this year to investigate trading possibilities, it is interest ing to note that for some time past merchants in places like Vancouver have been taking advantage of the presence there of Shanghai men to glean a foreknowledge of the work-they have in view. Canada's war debt has opened her eyes fo the necessity for an expansion of her export trade, and her geographical position vis-a-vis of the Far East has drawn forcible attention to its
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