The Osaka Shosen Kaisha are opening a service between Kobe and Vladivostok, Their vessels will make two or three trips a month if enough cargo is obtainable. The principal cargo will be Manchurian produce, Siberian umber, furs, etc.
The Kiyo Maru (2,000 tons) will leave Kobe on December 24 for Vladivostok, to inaugurate the ser-
The plan of the O.S.K. is attracting much attention among traders, as. freightage from Harbin vi Vladivostok is much cheaper then vii Dairen—Reuter.
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