'A' very successful trial trip took place, on Saturday afternoon of the Imrial Maritime Customs new steam fire-float and salvage-boat Huning, which has been bul for the protection of shipping within the limits of the port of Shanghai. There was " largo number of guests on board when the Huning left the new passenger pontoon off the Bund at 2 p.m. and these in-claded:—Messrs. H. E. Hobson (Commissioner of Customs), W. A. Carlson (Harbour Master), G.T.B.J.
(Depaty Coast Inspector), D. 0,
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