The suspension of clearances was removed on February 15 and ships cleared from Shanghai in the The manager of one Chinese company which was mentioned heving had several ships taken by the "Government, pointed out that the move was not a new fon, s0 far as the government was concerned, Hitherto the practice had been to take only the outside vessels, those not plying on Yegular schedules but kept free by heir owners for chance cargoes, and the mow move was fraught with complications, but luckily nothing happened.
So far as is known Shanghai lost though three belonging: to one company are stated to have been commandeered at Nanking and Sespatehed with troops to Hankow.
was said that they would bring ther troops back to Nanking and then be released.
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