(On the arrival of the S. S. Lung-shan on her last trip from Cantor Chinese accountant employed in 'a local firm reported to the authorit. ies that while he with other passengers was going to that steamer in Canton, the pickets who were hovering about near the ship opened fire fon the boat. One of the bullets hit him on the thumb, and losing his balance he felt into the water. He was fortunately rescued. His wound was dressed upon his boarding the vessel. Formerly, river steamers in Canton docked in the: wharfs close to The Sun Company. Because of the boycott, they are obliged to forgo this privilege and have to anchor just off Shameen. People travelling to Hongkong by water are conveyed to the steamer by small boats. The str. Lung shan and the str. Fatshan are the only two steamers running between Hongkong and Canton, Postal Delays 'The present strained relation between Hongkong and Canton has' caused serious delays in the handing of mails between the two ports. According to information obtained at the local Post Office, postal packets from or to either place are often censored at each end, and in some cases, a letter posted from Canton will not reach here under or seven days. Hitherto, mails between Shanghai and Canton were despatched 14 Hongkong and would reach either destination in five or days, and even sooner if there happened to be a mail boat leav-Ing here. Owing to the present tuation, mails between Canton Shanghai are now transmitted by direct steamships, which are slow and with irregular sailings. Such transmission takes more than seven days.
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