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Show ' A CHINESE INVASION OF ' ENGLAND. Last year about this time a shipment ship-ment of frozen pigs from China arrived ar-rived in Englnnd with some othor preserved pre-served articles of consumption that, despite the coil of the long sea vov-ngo, vov-ngo, threatened to precipitate a reduction reduc-tion In the cost of living The frozen pork was regarded with more of cun- oslty than admiration; and, it seems,' the low price did not immediately recommend it. The suspclons of the health authorises were soon allayed, even If t the market men wero disinclined disin-clined to recommend the product to their customers. The coolness of tho reception did not discourage tho Chinese Chi-nese packers, however These went on freezing pork for the English market, and tho London Times now roporis the ai rival at Liverpool of 1G 000 carcassoB in one cargo There were only 21000 shipped into the country from Hankow during the last year. Other frozen goodb to tho amount of 72,000 cases came In the same ship; and 1,000 cases of eggs, many boxes of bacon and 10,-000 10,-000 cases of lard. The Times observes that "the trado in such goods Is increasing in-creasing at a rapid rate " The British pnlate Is apparently becoming accus-omed accus-omed to these startling products from far-away China. Is Chicago interested? interest-ed? It would not be surprising to learn that our own meiry meat trust is behind be-hind the enterprise in Hankow as it is known to be well established in Argentina Ar-gentina Providence Journal i m.niHiiiii n mpm. g -i i |