The Archive · 1925

No Business with Wuhu

Strict Martial Law Holds Shipments

'WOB merchants have telegraphied to local merchants ord the latter temporarily to stop shipments of goods to that port, owing to the unsettled conditions there. They also say that no shipments will for the present be sent from Wuhu, Further news has been received by the local merchants from their besiness colleagues at Wuhu, who, alrendy reported had ' telegraphed to Shanghai ordering that ipments of goods should be despatched to Wuha and innouneing that no gools would be Octo- shipped from Wuhu until further Tt is learned now that are permitted to go slongai Pontoons because special strict martial law has been declared by the authorities there trouble is anticipated.

ree this order, the military per Posted guns at various. Faints near by to warn shippers that the military are standing ne

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