The Forthcoming Exposition of Trade and Travel exposition of international significance will be held in San incisco during November of thio year. In response to an insistent urge from many parts of the Pacific the Foreign Trade Glub of California hac undertaken the colossal task of carrying out a Pacific for eign trade and travel exposition from November 11 to 20 inclusive, This exposition is designed to bring together the countries of the Pacific in the interests of trade development. and education, -and invitations to participate have been extended to all countries. The response has. been enthusiastic and already sufficient space for exhibits hae been reserved by firms and institutions in Far Eastern and South American countries to assure the success of the undertaking. There will displays of foreign and domestic wares, raw and manufactured, as Well as exhibits of arts and crafts from the various countries represented: "Many of the latest develop. ments in science, architecture and industry will be: exhibited, and practically' all transportation' lines, oth domestic and foreign, will pre-Sent programmes and events. of interest, The keynote of the exposition is to be education, Four pours each day will be set apart for student instruction, with a view to arousing the consciousness of the students of California and visiting students from foreign countries to the neces-of a better understanding of world affairs and world trade, 'The educational periods will be given over to lectures and discussions of the various exhibits, Scientific dis-Plays have been arranged to show' the progress of navigation and communications, and late improvements in photo-telegraphy,—radiophone, aviation, and air port equipment. will be-demonstrated, We learn with interest that there will be several art collections from, the Far*East at the exposition: as, well as exhibits of natural products} ind manufactures from this part of the world, Tue Peking Government, according to the "Eastern Times", is endenvouring to raise a few loans and the Minister of Finance, Chu Yu-[chi (who was formerly Superintend. ent of Customs in Shanghai), la ported to be visiting Tientsin in connexion with them, Marshal Chang Tsorlin is stated by another report in the same paper to be negotiating 2 loan of $15,000,000 from Japanese sources with, it is, said, the mines and forests of the Three Eastern Provinees as security. If he [ceeds in getting it, one third. to Marshal Chang Chung-chai Shantung.
Tue recent invitation for tenders, for supplying the Chinese Eastern Railway with rails and accessory attracted many competitors anxious get the order for 51,000 tons of rails, with accessories, amounting to more than $2,000,000. British, French, German, Belgian, Russian, American and other firms tendered Jand that of a French concern (Mark Terk), at G$42.38 per ton was accepted, It is noteworthy that French {factories of Into have been very lucky, in obtaining orders from the Chinese Eastern Railway. Not a long time ago they obtained an order for roof. ing fron. The budget committee of the Chinese Eastern Railway has approved a credit of G. Rs. 3,000,000 for the purchase of 2,000 freight-ears,
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