The New York herald., 1868-03-03
CENTRAL ASIA.
British Commerce In the Empire-Its Draw
backs and the Competition.


backs and the Competition.
fFrom tho Calcutta Evening MALL
The expulsion OF the Chinese from Turkisan has un.
To render succcssfu competition on the par, OF Russla
impossible, We have only to put an end to the rapacy
Of worthless and Insignificant feudalory. Tue Maha
rsan OF Cashmere must be made 10 abandon duties
which operate 70 protect Russian traders. Even tho
viceroy Is convinced OF this and Is determined that,
British IN policy. The appointment OF DR.. Cayley,
and the announcement made to tho traders at tne
70 reduce his Eve per cent, afford the rs. ind-
cation or departure from tho policy OF asteriy
uvity" which will surely develop important results
sooner, the Paiimpur fair woald have afforded ample
evidence that the most convenient Commercial route
between Central Asia aud Europe Is through Hndsstan
H. have proof that tho fact accepted by tho
merchants OF Yarkand and the neghborng prov.
inoss, and tho importance alike OF the fair and tho
policy Initiated 10 thus placed beyond doubt An up
country contemporary easb.es US TO give
Of an event which may almost be said TO constitute
epoch In the history OF Asia some fty sixty Euro
peans and q goodiy gathering Of native magnstes
ihsrs 10 and TO be Tncre durbar held by
fatvities games and fireworks lent amusement to the
OCCASION Tho trade transactod does not appear have
SSsn Iss ~, - an' @ .rs oi ns s and so
Cashmere aud Umritsur from Nadaon, Julundsr, Nur-
pur and puttiaa, and traders from Laaul, Kuiu and
Spiti, while some Yarkandi merchants were on their
way down
Dr. Caylcy, 10 which he stated That ''next year the
merchants from Kasngur Aksu, Tqrfan aud ali the
cities in those regions viii This way TO the Punab
in preference W going anywhere else, and there Ia
hardly any limit 10 the trade R transit dalios arc
lowered. AFTER describing the productions OF the
RanQra Valley, and ,he obstacles trade which bad
hitherto existed he referred In the following terms TO
the late exerions OF the government OF India
move them :-'Tnsrs ware thres thinss necessary TO
open opt TRADE. First 70 improve the within
own territory Second TO abolish reduce the transit
duties on goods passing through the territory Of the
Maharajah OF Cashmere Included In that also was
another stop Tor which the ssniomcn here have made
urgent request, though the matter was dropped at
the time, VIZ, 10 appoint British agent At Ledakh.
The last wm TO open out some friendly rea-
tons with the countries OF Yarsand, Khotau
aud Others beyond the frontier. All these
accomplished whst has been done Ia our territory
Was comparatively easy OF accomplishment Coriain
passes had 10 bo smoothsd down and rivers 20 DO
crossed am happy 10 potcs that the Raah OF Mandl
has given srgs sum for the purpoes or constructing
road which will shortcn the distance 70 Kulu By
sixteen mes and has abolished all transit duties
IN hs territory for which am to-day 10 deliver 70 him
q letter Of thanks from government"
On the subjecs Of Russian compstitlon he said:-I
ascertaned ~ Eovogorod that the Russians themselves
we're aware that n We chose 10 send a0ods could
bsai Ihem I vent 20 Eovoaorod with an Idea that The
Russians were very mighty people, aud could almost
send goods TO Hiudosan but on making inquiries
found the psopls 90 fer confident that they
cempalnIua Of bsing driven out Of the market by
even By The Conssssfnopls route through the Black
sea Last ysar whom was In Lnhou heard ths same
story. when ws held tanui our goods drove Russsn
eoods out Of the Market but afterward when gave
up The oouAuy ths uuss,ans yaiasd shslr eva again.