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but of native clays and with more or less 

 native decoration. It generally is well vitri- 

 fied, but frequently the workmanship is 

 faulty and the glazing imperfect. The 

 glaze on some ware is full of spots, or 

 "sand holes," is often imperfectly applied, 

 and sometimes is indifferently or badly 

 fired. Nevertheless, the demand for the 

 ware as a novelty is increasing. 



Manufacturers and exporters of this 

 Canton ware, which comes mostly from the 

 Province of Kwangsi and various West 

 River points, also carry on most of the 

 trade in vases, plaques, figures, and other 

 porcelains made in imitation of old Chinese 

 art pieces. The volume of this trade has 

 grown immensely in the past few years. 

 While this ware is generally sold in Hong- 

 kong and Canton as an imitation of old 

 pieces or as new ware, much is said to be 

 sold elsewhere as genuine old Chinese por- 

 celains. 



IMPORT TRADE THE CHINESE INDUSTRY 



China imported goods of this class, in- 

 cluding fine and coarse earthenware of all 

 grades, to the value of $501,808 in 1911, of 

 which Japan furnished about 40 per cent., 

 various countries, through Hongkong, 

 about 25 per cent., Germany about 15 per 

 cent, direct, and Great Britain about 12 

 per cent, direct. The imports are chiefly 

 ordinary cheap goods from Japan for 

 northern ports, and ordinary supplies for 

 foreigners in various ports of China ; but 

 they also include a considerable quantity of 

 Japanese and German imitations of Chinese 

 ware. 



Without doubt Chinese porcelain mak- 

 ing can be economically extended as the de- 

 mand for the product develops. The art 

 of making the finest forms of porcelain has 

 existed in China from so early a date as to 

 give the name "china" to much of the 

 product made elsewhere. While there 

 seems to be little prospect of such an out- 

 put of high-grade work as would again 

 make China an art center, the art has been 

 preserved to sufficient extent to afford a 

 foundation for improved modern work. 

 Chinese students are giving more atten- 

 tion to ceramics, and the better forms of 

 work are found from time to time. At 

 present the industry is on a very unsatis- 

 factory basis, for the methods followed are 

 crude and uncertain, and the product is 

 faulty to an extent that tells materially 

 against its profitableness. However, the 

 industry exists to some extent all over 

 China, deposits of suitable materials are 

 found in many parts of the country, and 

 in other respects the foundation for a 

 modern industry has been laid broadly. 

 This includes more or less training of ex- 

 perts in the business, which in many cases 

 represents family industry and family and 

 local traditions for hundreds of years. 

 Without question there is a future for the 

 industry, and it is probable that there will 

 be material growth and development in the 

 course of a few years. 



WILLIAM BREWSTER MUSEUM 



SCROOBY, a little Nottinghamshire 

 village, now possesses a museum in 

 honor of one of its famous inhabitants, 

 William Brewster, one of the leaders of the 

 Pilgrim Fathers. Brewster lived in the 

 old parsonage near the manor house, which 

 was once Cardinal Wolsey's palace. Brew- 

 ster's prayer meetings are said to have 

 taken place in the Cardinal's banqueting 

 hall, now a stable and shelter for calves. 

 Brewster's old home is now the property 

 of Lord Galway, who, with the help of 

 Lady Galway, has turned the house into a 

 museum, furnished just as in the old days. 



