June 10.
In reviewing the annual report of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce two months ago, our readers will recollect that we drew particular attention to the question of the storage of gasoline or as it is called in the trade benzine, in tanks, for which the Asiatic Petroleum' Ca. was pressing, to replace the present wasteful and expensive storage in steel drums. As the report showed, the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce was, on first consideration, opposed to the desired change. Since last year, however, the/ Chamber has reconsidered it, and after a good deal of careful investigation has completely altered its former opinion, and is now strongly in favour of bulk storage, of course under the proper and usual precautions. The scheme is one in which the public generally are much interested and some explanation of the main points at issue should be acceptable.
As the Harbour Regulations now stand, gasoline has to be brought to Shanghai in large steel drums and is stored in these at the Asiatic* Petroleum Co.'s lower wharf, to be decanted as
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