Swatow, Oct a1.
The article of the "North-China Daily News", according to which mines have been laid between Hongkong and Swatow and which gives it to be understood that a German Hongkong firm is implicated, is proved to be a fabrication and baseless insinuation. The state. meat that mines have been laid originates from the local English Consul, who has given the information to the local Chinese authorities The latter have, together with the Maritime Customs, thoroughly investigated the affair and haw tablished the fact that the state i li i Tt has made parties conce
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