To the Editor of the "Nontit-Cla Dain News."
Si,—For over a year the Min istry of Communications has been defied by coolie unions. shipping brokers, ct al. at the Port of Ichang. The Minister of Communications has sot out to free trade routes of all incumbrances, and the President of China has assured—merchants that likin will be or has been aboli ished. The situation at Ichang is even worse than any likin bureau could possibly make it. The cool unions that handle cargo from go: downs to ships have issued a manfesto to all Chinese shippers' at Shanghai and Chungking that every ton of cargo must be taken out of ships when they arrive at Ichang, and reloaded again before the ves sels can go through to Chungking.
This means that in spite of protests "by shippers through the Shanghai and Chungking chambers of Commerce, and regardless of the Ministry of Communications being aware of the'situation, this handful of coolies, and commission men at Tehang force all cargo ashore at Tchang, rough handle it, pilfer some of it, and after they have got thole whack of squeeze, magnanimously allow it to be loaded again for What od peppin if soe shots coolies at Nanking issued a man-
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