, 1876-04-01

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CHIN ~ Ia. CENTENNIAL
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v.,t. = +. don. ). G. Hammond, Ehanghsi
.;h;,,. >. .sissefed At tho Grand Pacific Hotel,
VIZ .a1nusE reporter made call upon him.
=. s..mmoud is down-East Yankoe, having
s,n born In Salem, Mass. He wont 70
China seventeen JoAra ago, and into
tho employ of tho Goyernment, assfsttng In or
Rantzlng its Department Of Customs, Of which
hc ID at present member. China bcanR now
progressive, the Government Of that country do
sired to be represented 1t tho Centennial. and
With that object In view chose Mr. Hammond,
Mons. 4. Huber, And the Hon. James
A. Hart - m official Government
Commission, with three unofficial members TO
sec that the Celestial Empire waa proderly rep
resented 4 l pnil14eph;a Mons; Hub Huber f.
tlcmcn beng Commissioners Of Cuatoms.
Mr, Hammond is au afIkblo and cultured
gentlomAn, probably 35 or 90 years OF
kgo, Of keen nud searching dtspois1t'on'
md sports Durnsidea and muataehos He ..s; 70;
oeived tho reporter very cottrteo,lety ana ssated
that China was progressing by coming IN contact
with Americans and Europeans, It WAS not tue
missionnrios who wero affecting them 70 my ox-
tomb bu. tho sptrit Of trade consact-the
Ho did not decry the missionary
work, bus said good, lard American trade-dol-
lAss worked fully III vol, when sIson In sx-
Newspaper headway WAS also being made IN
China. There worc four being printed thero
now. which zepubliuhed tho European dis
patches nd ad Gre;ss deal dfo 70 rouse %ass
also three papers printed 10 Englseh. Tho Chin
csc wero not much on railroads. bnt thoy wore
making great effotta 70 got up good steamship
trade, and organize linea Of shosr ovn. The
the Ghineao Merchansa'. which owns four
teen steamers, and only had English
Captains in ordar to etfcot insurance. China
WAS really progressing fnsser sian Japan: but
too. WAS receiving attontion, and tlo youth
WHO woro educated In this country. when they
returned wore generally at once plseod In tho
employ Of tho Government. s.-...-.
This Chinese Government had nsdo arrange
mohts to work its e1tonBtye coat-uiuos IN tho
IBlaod OF Formosa and tho Province Of Chill.
Tho Government has made an appropriation fer
machinery. which is being purchased in En-
In regard to tho Chinese representation At tho
Centennial, A1r. Hammond stated tho doyerA'
ucnt was paying costs Of transportation, iusut-
ance. and in fact Ill charges. and II the goods
| wero not sold in Philadelphia, tho Government
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lection Is the gEandsst, largest, and
| flnost chtoA ever ncut to any country for
exhibition. and will be far ahcna Of those mado
| iu Paris or VlenpA. Already 400 tons Of goods
hlyo arrived, aud much more will bo fortticom.
ing. In order to give aome idea of tho magnl
] tado md value Of tho Chinese contribution. ont
| eminent baukor alone Honds $i00u0 of enamcli
| rad blonzcs FROM hts private collection.
THO show will include cuamele chtnA-wAro
| nood-carving, black-fut niture,. marbles, ivory
carvings, towelry, hllagroo-sliTcr work, coz
| tpmos and produce. Tho works OF att arc ftct
| In their nnturo aud selection. Tho pictures
| and iyorJ, and wood"cazvngs will bt
| especially fine. And thon the shou
| cases which will 10 used 10 exhibit these goods
They are gems, mud msrycls OF Workmanship
Each case IL a specimen Of Chlneso architecture
and includes pagodas from IA to II foes high
tnclosod iu plate g1ass. Thetr construction 10 &c
complex that six Chlncso carpentefs hayo beeE
sent to tho Exhibition grounds TO put them NJ
| By tho Homo Government. Tho collection Hat
only commenced last November. mud has provet
remarkably successful. Mr.. Hammond Is &C
cou,panied by lis family. They leaye for .h'
East this morning. In this connection II nigh
| bo gtatcd that tho Central Pacific Union Pacific
Chicago, Burlington l. Quincy Railroads cart!
tte entire Chinese collection to Chicago Nithou
Charge, und 1t III probable that the companies
bctween Chicago aud Ph.,adotphia will b
equally liberal.