The Ordinances bearing upo the registration of steamers for passenger traffic have been weizhe The "Chearg Hok Kian, year-old, and which has for the laet twenty-Hive yeats dodged the typhoons of the China sens, was surveyed recently as a preliminary to the renewal of her passenger certificate. The surveyors, four experts, ordered repairs which they considered would make her seaworthy. These hee Chinese owners refused to undertake, servic what was sived and forming in line from as a fire brigade, swing most of (tien, despite the fact that by this refusal the well to the fire-engine (hand) to pass the vessel lost her class in Lloyd' 's, she was water. The school was under the control of accepted by the Dutch yorerament on the the American Baptist Missionary Union, strength of a survey conducted by a Naval Lieutenant, and their Flees Enzineer. and the total loss will probably be between eight and ten thousand yen.
Under the new flag the owners again applied for a passe er certificate, which was rie SANYO RAILWAY, recently completed, is now tunnit its run! granted. Now owners who still fly the ald ting want to know why they should be schedule of trains between Kobe and} compelled to pa.s so severe a test in order Shimonoseki. The day express asakes the to qualify for a certificate, when a trip trip of about 350 miles in a little over hours. It carries " dining ear. The station here is a handsome structure and does great credit to the Company's progressive spirit. Tt is situated quite near the water's edge, thus it a commanding view of the Straits, t" Dutch waters will work 3uch wonder The Governor ix "rudying the reason wh and developments are expected,
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