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Show Japanese Shrewdness. V An Interesting Illustration of Japanese Jap-anese shrewdness, which a Connecticut Connecti-cut Tankee might envy, was given In ; deal In copper. The war caused an extraordinary demand for this metal, and sent the price soaring. The coin . stilt In common circulation in China la . the copper "cash," about the siae of an if, English penny, and so small In value l.i that a gold- dollar will buy anywhere $. from 1,600 to 2,000 of them, according ' ' -to the rate of exchange. . In my trav- ;ela In the Interior of China I had to v have an extra donkey te carry the cash needed for my party. The copper cop-per cash In the province of Shantung alone would weigh nearly -50,000 tons. ; ' 'To buy. these cash of the Chinese and sell them to the Europeans," who needled need-led the copper for shells, would yield ' a . handsome profit The Japanese "t proceeded to do it The Manchuria Daily News reported that in a single " year the purchases amounted to 25,800 tons and that the transaction was com- . pleted at a profit of 2,167,000 yen ($1,-083,500). ($1,-083,500). Asia Blagazine." |