Making General Survey of the Trade Field After a brief one day stay 'Shanghai, Mr, Herbert N. Marler, Canadian' Minister to Japan, sailed from Shanghai for Hongkong' where he make a short visit after which he will return to the Settlement for an extended visit combining business and pleasure for some four days.
Mr, Marler's trip, strictly speaking is not in the nature of a dip-Jomatic one, he being of the opinion that the functions of a Minister should not be wholly confided affairs of state and his present trip in the nature of one surveying the trade field for Canadian manufacturers and exporters.
Being conversant with trade opportunities:.in Japan and knowing fat first hand the great possibilities for Canadian manufacturers there. Mr. Marler is not satisfied with reports of trade opportunities as regards China, but prefers to see for himself and' to this end, after gotiations with Col. ' Cosgrave, thought the trip a wise one.
On return here from Hongkong Mr, Marler will go to Nanking to meet nurierous government offd after which he will return to Jay Interviewed by a representa ti of the "North-China Daily News Mr, Marler spoke in enthusiastic terms of the country he represents.
As to Canadian trade with Ching the Minister said that he was. n turally anxious to see greater expansion. Last year Canada exported to China 7,606,006 bushels of wheat and large quantities of Canadian flour as well as numerous other Canadian goods.
In his opinion there were enormous opportunities for Canadian manufacturers: in China and he thought the surface had not been scratched. He was convinced from his observations that the manufac~ turers themselves wore not doing all they could to build up trade but were, depending on, and throwing too much work on, the shoulders of the Trade Commissioners. At the same time he saw the manufactarers of other countries doing much more for themselves than were the Canadians and these producers were wide awake to the great opportunities that were dormant in China and were preparing to take full advantage of them once the country arriving Oriental ports carried representatives of these: interests and he ex Pressed great admiration for the foresight of those to whom he referred.
'The Minister said that while 'Canada was nearer. tothe Orient than any of the countries' to which he referred and while its people had: at their disposal the finest ships on the Pacific he very much-regretted to say that direct representatives of Canadian. producers and exporters were few and. far: between... He. thought:, that unless Canadiat houses sought to cultivate the mar-,
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