Pictorial Chosen and Manchuria . 174- A seller of betel-nut. 255. 177 * 78. Sundry stalls. — ase — 179 are generally fromShantung (llj ^-g)and Kwangtung {l^^^) Provinces, fol-lowed bj those fromChihli (ig^^l andShanhsi (01^^^^) Pro-vinces, while thenative Manchus havevery little to do withcommercial enter-prises. These Chinesemerchants are now])ushing their wayinto the interior andeven into Mongolia,and in spite of thegreat difficulties theymeet with are steadi-ly gaining a footholdeven in the remotestpart of the its recent pro-gress in commerce,which is rather

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