Steamers are now running very regularly to Chungking and are not being much interfered with. Freights have risen a little, and now Tls. 3 is the price for a hale of cott yarn from chang fo Chungking. Chinese—_ passenger fares have also advanced and are Inow quoted at $15, $20 and $50 for deck, second and first class respectively.
It is understood that an agitation is goiing on amongst junkmen for a close time for the {upper river, that is, that steamers ibe not allowed to travel on the; Ichang-Chungking run between leertain dates. At present it rom the first day of tenth month (lunar calendar) to the first day of the third month, which means from about November 119 till the same date in April, Of course, the larger steamers will [Bee be able sail much. after that date in November but we hear that one er two smaller ones are being built, with the idea of keep-ling up steamer communication all {the year round, DEATH OF MR, ALEXANDER BLACK, Mr. Alexander Black, Assistant, Chinese Maritime Customs, died jon September 23 from typhoid.—Reuter.
Tox1o, Oct. 3.—The " Gazette" {_nnounces that 5 per cent. Treasury bonds to the amount of Y.160,003,000 will be issued on October 20 at 93. They will be redeemable on June 1, 1928.—Reuter. weeks—business has been picking up a little in the city during the past week or so. Prices are comme down. During the pash few days many soldiers have left.foc other parts—mostly southward to-"ward Lanchuan.
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