Machinery for Chungking Water. works Held by YangSen 'A curious document showing the latest methods of Chinese militaristejand tax-collectors on-the Upper Yangtze is to be seen in an official letter dated August 20 from the Wanhsien-Ichang Navigation Bureau, which is one of Yang numerous tax-collecting and sent to foreign shipping companies operating on the upper-river.
The letter reads as follows: "The prohibition for metals to pass Wanhsien by Army has been carried out without any interrupt The recent trot finery, water pipes, materials for the Chungking. water works was allowed to pass because it concerns work for the public "But we have received reports from our secret inspecters stating that those steamers which carried the machinery and accessories for the waterworks often surreptitious ly carried metallic goods or even arms along with them, thus rendering search work difficult'
"In such circumstances have to enforce the prohibition in '4 more strict manner, s0 asto pre vent smuggling.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.