Importation of all meat products [from Hongkong into Canada wa: prohibited recently by an Order-in" [Council issued recently by the [Dominion authorities at Ottawa,|- This action was taken because the [Canadian authorities were satisfied. with the inspection at Hongkong. The order will affect Jonly Chinese residents who were acjeastomed to importing small quantities of hams and sausages from Hongkong. Importation of meats {from Canton and other Chinese sec~ being British territory the same regulation did not apply there until the present.
Cheek on Chinese Sailors Chinese imported into Nova Scotia to work on the steamers of the British Empire Steel Corpori tion were the subject of a question ju the House of Commons at Ottawa recently. An inquirer was informed thay 95 Chinese were employed to work on the vessels of ithe corporation, which deposited a bond of $105,000 with the govern-iment. Of this number 73 had beet checked out of Canada, five desertes fat Canadian ports, for which the corporation had been penalized '$5,000 and 17 remain as members the steamer Rose Castle.
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