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extended. Yunan itself with its ten millions of population is a most 

 important district; it produces cotton, silk, and the finest tea. 

 Sechuen, with a population of thirty millions, is at least of equal 

 importance. Dr. Williams gives much detailed information respecting 

 the products of these provinces, and the articles of British manufactures 

 which are likely to find a market in Yunan. 



He concludes hy pointing out that the Bamo route, the ancient 

 highway of trade between China and Burmah, is the route to which 

 there are fewest objections, both for railroad and telegraphic communi- 

 cation ; that even the construction of an ordinary road would immensely 

 aid traffic, and that the revival of this traffic would be of immense 

 advantage to China, Burmah and Britain, and to the cause of progress 

 generally. 



