Wo receive to-day from Chefoo an important abridged account of " meeting held at the Imperial Maritime ('customs baure, to discuss ways and means for soaring the construction of the mach-desired breakwater. From the presence of Customs in the ties in promotion the discursion, it would appear that the meeting had nothing to do with the new Ioteraational Committee recently established. But glance at the list of those present shor that the mesting was thoroughly presentative of the community and i resolutions should carry weight accord ingly. A new scale of taxation on ships using, and on certain goods psssiog through the port was drawn ap, which, it incalcolated will yield an anneal revenue of Hk. Tls. 120,000, This sum will be enough to justify ao outlay on the breakwater of Tle. 1,500,000; and the Diplomatic Body in Peking is accordingly approached with " request that it will sanction the new taxation, Not the least interesting part of the report, sent us for publication is the diary for the years 1908 and 1909, showing that of the total number of available working days n0 less than one hundred were Tost through bad weather. Chelov harbour is indeed little more than a roadstead; in any gale the shipping has to run for shelter onder the isiacd here it is quite out of reach from the port; in short, as has frequently been pointedout, the present undoubtedly atie-
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