'An announcement was made on; Tuesday at the office of the Messageries Maritimes (French Mail) that beginning. with the sailing from Shanghai on April 14 all passenger steamers will omit the customary call at Haiphong, thus reducing' the sailing time between Shanghai and Marseilles to 32 days. H The time occasioned by the run to Haiphong is estimated to be be-' tween seven and eight days to take on passengers and freight from Indo-China.
A new service to Haiphong and
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