Traveler's and Writer's Sourcebook, circa September-November, 1910, Number 1

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Tang Shao-Yi, Yuan Shi Kia's lieut.

Lung Yu, Empres Dwgr, Widow Kuang H'Su

[bracketed text] Prince Chun, Prince Rgt (brother of Kg Hsu) Princess Chun [end bracketed text]

[text to right of bracketed text] Parents of Emperor [end text to right of bracketed text]

Shghai Nat Review wrg Xna Agst over-emphasis on physical [trny?] "Scrc a schl of [any?] ptsns but has its mnthy drill, extndg in sm instcs as far as eqpt with modn rfls & reglr range prctc, & we regt to notice tht sm of the msn schls hv so far fgtn thmslvs as to pander to this mltrst [???]

Avg wages - (Jpn's lsns for [war?])

[right margin circled note] [Extns?] [end right margin circled note]

Is China waking up?

I. Success of opium Crusade England II. Modernizing schools & progress of Education III. Currency Reform IV. Abolishing Squeeze V. Railroad Construction VI. The Proposed Parliament How Elected VII. Feeling apt Manchu Dynasty VIII. Army reform and atd twrd Jpns agrsn IX. Work of Mrs [???] (Confcsnsm) X. Spheres of Influence XI. Commercial and political combination with Japan

[left margin vertical text] XII. Industrial Effcy [end left margin vertical text]

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Mr. Calhoun natlasbly

Surprised at [abl?]

fine looking body of men

deliberate & dignifd

Fmr gets [mony?]

No rgtns for cash reserve bks issng money diff prcs exchg

Viceroys each ^(his own) mint

Article [as?] [prdcly?] cm to Am Lgtn [cpl?] witht [???]

[???] almt sufd to [start?] no [vc?] agst [hstng?] Plmt unanmsly both [not even?] sl [???]

Tsai-[Tze?]

Pres Bd of Finance [right margin note] ([???] [???] [???] [end right margin note]

Reftd afsd & Plmt = 2 hrs cm and = sptd [plmtn?] speech

Jap stdt elemt "firebrands" Espcly agst frnrs "Asia for the Asiatics"

Ger Fch Eng Rsns hv banks here to handle credits; Amrca has none

Should study trade Japs cut gds to suit Xn needs

Dr Fgsn Shghai 3[0?] years nothg lk [???] to [???] [???] [???]

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[circled text] [???] [end circled text]

Sir Robt Bredon

Xns people will respond

of sort tks them to confdc

opens to curcy refrm: ntv & foreign bankers

Bullion value

Fgn bks wd show atn

Xns govt shd borrow though Bd of Revenue

If [Premiers?] [crossed out word] [???] [end crossed out word] separate officrs, [grow?] Erpn or Amcn mkts & get mony at lowst rate

Xns slg cotton to Jpn & buyg goods from Jpn she cd btr mk herself