New-York tribune., 1877-10-27
AATIGAIION IN CHIAA.

A LIVELY wAE FOR THE CONTROL or THE CoAsIING
IRADr- NATIVES AGAINST FOREIGNERS -IIE
NATIVES ArrAKINiLY WINNING.
An interesting light Is going on in China for
tAe tnc oOasLus trace, winch runorp u,Vo
reached tns country TO time, nut Of which
ittie been definitely KNOWN An important iuciGeut
took place aDot Two monts ago, 1t bclus
less than the collapse oI great foreign steamship
pans anJ It's absorption b. native ANA rival line. IL IS
possible now to give tne details OF Tie story.
IL is probably well understood tie blessings
of civilization forced upon CHINA 10y Foreigners Is the e-
poymeut OF large nubrr of steamers Ia It's commerce,
local ana foreign. Aside from tue French English,
American, and Japanese mail companies, which have
beeu started to run acroso the direct, several
hase been formed to cruise along the
up the Emperor of CHina will allow
20. Among the latter been the hong
OrsAanghaI steam gatOu Company with 20 more;
tue TdKOW with the Ec-WO with {; ; seiusscus witn
ana Tc-chi-li-sI win besides smaller OF, =.
n ali about 90 steamers have been built the lncal
trade OF China alone. Tne native merchants have been
well pleased to have these steamers the coast because
tney have transacted business hundred times quicker
and better than clumsy native iunk, ud they have
red great increase of traffic. Tne companies accord
lngy have found themselves loaded with business and
have made exravagint prodt, Tor number Of years.
In part of tHe world has capital been more lucratNcy
employed IN navigation.
the natives of emma have not overlooked this fact.
Whatever ay be thought Of the barbarc crudy Of the
ideas of the Chinese in natural science and theology,
that people cannot be reproached with lack of business
quaiities They have of late years gwen many note
worthy instances OF their kcenncss, saeacity and
cr2y matters where ther personal Interests nave been
iuVOly d They have gwen another Instance III regard
% thcir cOaStng navigation. Three years ago tLcy
resolved to make some money III that
hcd Of effort themselves. As recent
report OF company which formed that time puts
it: "If Foreigners came thousands of miles sea,
Of danger. seek living hY engaging the
Cul ira G. surely we, tine uatN 0l the and not
going 10 cling TO shortsshted policy, and abandoning
AN tou- progress allow foreigners appropriate
and hlcn tn profits OF cOuutry's trade"
became OF national matter In China To have fleet
ol native steamers and three years company
fDrued, called tAc emma Merchants Steamship Com
pany und the auspices Of the Government, which ad
1aucrd money toward building ships aud We the
many "a monopoly OF carrying the Government grain, "A
v,yt large The company built aCquiIed six
sbts yedr-tuc Adcn Fu-slnl Hp-Chuug, YUM
c.lug, L.e-yuru, and H;lchiug. The next year they
houglt iOut mOrc-thc Fu-ycN, 1ch-siu, Ll-"ans aud
osanL and last year they built the Pao-ta and Fung
sDun.' Tncy also chartered four more belonging 10
foreign ONhtis.
IN IS company has for three years wagcd aggressive
war against the foreign steamers III The coa>ng aud
making the flag Of China prcemneht In It, The foreign
couas of course lOwerci their rates FOR
aud rObds 80 to 80 pei cent at They cacu
lated nat their large capital and ability TO do large
bnsuess with small profits would enable them ma IL
tain a monopoly OF the business We quote from the
mort OF tine China rcauts' Company again: The for
e,gn comuanes little thought the authorities Of every
provuce would provide for the interests OF the COMPANY
aud thai the whole body OF Chinese merchants would he
o,lV too uappy support the Chinese steamers" AS
sad before il really became national aiair To load
down the native steamers with rce tea, slK and all
sorts ireght and they certainly have been supplied