Substantial Increase in January Owing to Rush of Imports As was only to be expected, the Custoras revenue collected in Shanghai during January shows a very substantial increase over the corres. ponding month a year ago. This, of course, is largely due to the rush by importers to et their earxo in prior to the enforcement of the new scale of duties, but it ix significant] that all branches of revenue are Up.
The total collection for the month has amounted to just over Ik, Ts. hewt Hk. Tis. while there is an increase of tonnage here slichtly under Hk, Ths, while transit dues are very higher. The figure for January, 1929, rangle Wk, Th, inst 000 in the
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