Tientsin, Apr. 7.
Chinese cotton mills in Tientsin are losing ground in face of Japanese competition, according {0 an Investigation made of the conditions in the various mills. Chinese at present own only two out of the six mills, whereas before five out of the six' were in Ckineso hands, The sixth was owned by Japanese, Recently, three Chinese mills, the Vu Yuen, Pao Chang, and Pei Yang, have been sold to Japanese interests, thus bringing the number of Japanese mills to four—Central News,
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