From Oun OWN Consesronoenr Hongkong, Sept, 19.
The Indo-China Steam Navigation Ca, is sending the str. Cheongshing Canton this morning. This decision is prompted by the first trip of the str. Fooshing which was completely successful. On her trip from Canton, she carried no passengers, but 1,100 packages of cargo. No hindrance was encountered, and at Canton she succeeded in discharging her cargo consigned to several Shameen firm:
By sending steamer after steamer to Canton, the Indo-China hope to gain the confidence of the shippers and passengers who wish to travel and send goods to outports vid Hongkong and vice versa at a lower rate. One drawback about load in Canton ig the lack of facilities for storage, and an agent of the company is now in that city making arrangements to overcome this dif ficulty. Goods for Canton on th str. Cheongshing will be landed at the company's warehouse in Canton, and a favourable rate will be charg: ed inclusive of protection, The river steamers of the Hongkong Canton & Macno Steamboat Company are fortunate enough to be exempted from search at Bocca 'Tigris, the outrace to Canton River. Other steamers on approaching tha vicinity are signalled to stop by th military' authorities who board the vessel and undergo a thorough search for illicit. goods,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.