The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY 3, 1905. GERMAN ENTERPRISE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1444, 3 May 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY 3, 1905. GERMAN ENTERPRISE.

Whatever dofibh might Waive been raised before as .to .Germanyj’si intentions in the Pacific the recent cables /clear MP- .Germany means t-Q cafituxc all the British trade it oan, ; while retaining a fiitat grip, on that which is oS a semi-Sherman character. :We may grumiblQ aa wo like, ‘ bu/t there must bo a foiling ol admiration) for a nation that it SO persistent in pushing forward jts trade interests. In England a ceeding in the political arena. Skilful debaters are showing how Cham(berlainis/m and 1 all .his works spell ruin. Politicians are quarrelling on the point as to what opinions l had been expressed byi a statesman who has gone “ where the weary are at Orest. ” In the meantime the commercial aggressiveness of the Germans is being made manifest at all points. It may, be said that there are treaty rights to prevent what is being done in the Pacific,, hut when the trade is secured by, a banding together of individual traders, it is useless [to talk of resorting to; treaty, rights. The hesib thing for us to do is to recognise the enterprise of the .Germans, and to seek to profit by the lessons taught. In this connection it "is interesting to note how German influence has been extended in Chin.a. A “’White Bookrecently isKujesd shows that Kiaochau is dor slaned to become a very important centre of distribution, which will lave great results on foreign and 'Chinese trade. 'From, the 1 official publication referred to, we learn that the completed portion of the first jetty of the large harbor was thrown epen to use in March of last year, and that the railway connecting, the epast with Tsi-wan-fu, the distant capital of the province of Shan-tung, was connected with! the jetty. Trade , increased rapidly, and moire warehouse accommodation had to be provided j and it Was recognised that the second jetty must ho constructed without loss of time. This work" was, therefore hastened, am|d in the beginning of September. on© side of the second jetty was! 'available for the berthing of shifts., The work of building-blue large floating dock has been .vigorously pushed on, and i.t is ho/ped that the dock will soon be ready for. use. The construction of the railway has been finished. within the limit of time fixed by, the concession ; for exactly five 1 years from the granting of the concession the main line and also a branch line were made available for traffic,- The " White Book ”: goes on to show the great progress that has been made in, the way. of development. A chief feature of Germany’s national programme is to develop trade, and Great Britain need expect no gratitude for. offering siuch open m'arkets to her rivals