Unlike their pioneer forefathers who' attempted to open up' the North-West Passage to Cathay, present day Canadians seem to' have forgotten' the trading opportunities open to them in China, and the commodities whicl" they could take from this country in. exchange. This view was expressed by.Mr. George Murray, who is a director of the "Vancouver Sun", in an interview with the "North-China Daily News! yesterday. Mr, Murray is on a three months visit to China, partly in order to seek opportunities for closer per~ sonal contact between Chinese and Canadian traders, He arrived on the CP.R. s. Empress of As on Satur-
In his capacity as a member of the Provincial Legislature of' Victoria Mr. Murray is especially interested in bringing back to Canada the interest in China which was displayed by such. pioneers as William Van Home and Lord Shaughnessy. In the days when what are now cities in Canada were mere towns and_villages ships were dispatched, to China laden. with merchandise. Nowadays, however, Canadian traders are more interested in America and Europe as markets for their goods, and consequently they are not exploiting to the full the immense possibilities of the China market,
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