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Show rSOfflffliiflT-S-O'N - --CHINESE --CHINESE LOAN Victoria, R. C. Nov IS Japanese newspaper.? received today have many c'lumns a comment residing the i lean by an American syndi:at? of lifty million dollars to China. The J Liberal news s:?ney of Toklo says: j i "The loan will no doubt tend to I i strengthen the position ot China j feiea.'ly. and It la a matter cf con- j I gratulatlon that a Ijcii was formed ! with Am. rlea V.'lCi the vjit capital left at her command. China will be cble to build ralUvays throughout the countiy which will ac: a-, the lutro-i lutro-i Oncer of modern clvilizj'li.n to the celestial oniplre. Ono Japanese paper declares that tlu trouble with the Chhp.Me Is that I Mich a big loan will not be approprl-t'tid approprl-t'tid for productive purposed, but If the country sh.iul fin I Itself la a state of turmoil and trouble the. people m gin waste it. j "When the circumstances are thin .' considered." the paper continues, "It I will become evIJcnt that fur the in- ) terest of oriental p:-ace, the Chinese j til.ould make the best use, jt Is hoped, j of the capital left at tholr command, i Yhllo the development of Clilna Is re- garded io be the sold aim of Japan's lollcy in that country, it must be admitted ad-mitted that the Japanese will highly appreciate the loans made ' bv Ameri- I ca for the purpose of helping the Chin- i c-se." A Yokohama paper suy., "News of Me loan has stirred the Japanese press to a high pitch and all kl-ids of 'ccm-pl;catiuis 'ccm-pl;catiuis are pointed out a.s the remit. re-mit. They are worrying over tho loan being made without Japan having been prevloiuly informed; that tho capitalists hail made tho loan without a-iklng for any securities; that China will appoint an American financier to eversee the monetary aflairs of the government." |