| Show TRADES ADVANCE AGENTS China has been given prom prominence promInence in the press dispatches of ot late on account of ot the uprising at situated in the same part of ot the Celes Celestial Celestial Celestial empire The missionaries at the latter place saved sayed their lives by flight but all their property Hanow Han ow Is headquarters for the missionaries in that vicinity and arid extensive foreign ed educational educational educational work centers there At present present pres present ent four missionary societies are in the field not including the Roman Catholic mission which is represented by French Spanish and Italian Institutions institutions Institutions Some of ot the mission schools are large and growing rapidly but the fea feature feature feature ture which calls for tor most attention Is that the committee representing the two great English universities of ot Ox Oxford Oxford Oxford ford and Cambridge has fixed upon this center as a seat for the university to be built up for the Chinese The final plans for this movement have not been made yet nor has the exact situation for the university been selected but it itis Itis itis is to be either or and the completion of ot the plans is only a matter of time At least one Ameri Amen American American can university has been invited to Join this movement and there is a reason to believe that a medical school backed by Yale or Harvard may may form a part of the general scheme Thesa These facts gleaned from the consular consular consular lar and trade reports give some Idea of the extent of the missionary work in inthe Inthe inthe the vicinity of ot and indeed all allover over China Commerce is sometimes som said to follow the flag It probably does but it also follows the missionary At least this Is the view of ot the consul at who claims that with the missions centering their educational work at this center and with a compre comprehension comprehension comprehension hension of the wonderful advantages offered by the situation It does not take one long to come to the conclusion al already already already ready reached by many that is 18 destined to become one of the most important places In China Chinn and such being the case the attention of ot Ameri American American American can business men may well be turned in this direction with the surety that efforts directed at the extension of ot their trade with China through this center will not be misplaced Evidently the consul has an eye to the main chance while watching the work of the missionaries It is s also also evident that the government has instructed In Instructed Its representatives In the Orient to keep a sharp lookout for trade possibilities the Intention being b to keep the ho door open if the trade is found |
