Chinese steerage passenger fares from Victoria, Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver, and San Francisco to ports in China and Japan have been advanced from August 1. The Blue Funnel Line and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, operating out of British Columbia ports, and the Oriental lines terminate ing at San Francisco, have announced an advance in the rate from $47.50 to #51. The Bank Line, Limited, which has hitherto maintained a rate of 343.50, has announced that, as a result of the advance made by other lines a rate of $47.50 would become—effective from August 1,
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