FOOTNOTES:

[ [178] For an account of a vegetable wax factory, see [Appendix XLVIII].

[ [179] For further particulars of Eta in Japan and America, see [Appendix XLIX].

[ [180] See [Appendix L].

[ [181] In 1918 net profits of 33 million yen were made by cotton factories. The factories are anticipating sharp competition from China.