News received from Soochow on Tuesday states that one of the Asiatic Petroleum Co.'s launcher flying the British flag has been ecmmandecred by the troops.
Mr. L. F. Jovino, general manager in Shanghai of the Yangtsz" Inland Steam Navigation Ca., forms us that he received news on Tuesday, by letter from Chinkia that 13 of the Company's passenger launches and boats hud been eommandeered by Generals Ma, Huang and Yang for the transportation of Chinese troops, and that coal had Been commandeered from the Company's depots. The Yangtsze In ud Navigation Ca. is registered at the Italian Consulate-General here lend its vessels fly the Italian flag. The Company has been in existence [for 10 years and is engaged the jess of carrying passengers by m launches and towboats from
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