Proclamation by Fuxo, Taotai and Superintendent of Customs, de.
In the matter of the Railway between Shanghai and Woosung, certain terms have lately been agreed to at Nanking, by Mr, Secretary Maxers, with Tavtais Cult and Sane and myself, by which the Line bought up by the Chinese Government, At the Stations appointed for the issue tickets, the authorities will for purposes of sorn will be allowed to them baggage an will not be permitted to convey goods of any kind to the evasion of Duties or Imposts.
Should any attempt be made to carry concealed Opium and such-like articles, rigorous punishment and confiscation will be the certain result on discovery. On the other hand, the detectives will not be allowed purposely to annoy passengers.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.