Nanking, Apr. 2
In necordance with a petition of the National River and Harbour Association, the Customs Ad-Department of the mance has sent an order to Mr. F, W. Maze, Commis-Sioner of Customs at Shanghai, informing him that Chinese pilots should be eligible for admission into the Pilotage Association (which is now entirely composed of foreigners, in spite of the fact that many Chinese pilots in Shanghai are qualified and competent for the work).
The order points out that the existing regulations governing pilotage in the harbour of Shanghai ions since become obsolete, and. instructs the Commissioner of Customs to recommend modifications of Yhe regulations to the ry of Finance for approval and adoption.—Kuo Min.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.