294 THE WORLD'S MEAT FUTURE 



in Hongkong were worked out. Such an undertaking as the 

 one now being developed is likely to have an important bearing 

 upon the sale of tinned American meats in that field. 



Refrigerated steamers are shortly to be put on the route 

 between San Francisco and Tientsin to carry beef from the 

 Shantung and Honan provinces of China. The beef from these 

 provinces is of excellent quality, and far and away the best in 

 China. The quality of this Chinese beef compares, according 

 to statements made by the veterinary of the American troops 

 stationed at Tientsin, very favourably with the Australian 

 beef, while the Russian authorities prefer it by far to the latter. 

 The United States troops in the Philippines are being supplied 

 with Chinese beef. 



Recently several large steamers flying the French flag 

 landed frozen beef at Port Said and Kantura from China. It 

 was Manchurian beef of very excellent quality. 



