Shipowners Association. have mitted 'a. petition to Gen, Cha Chan, Mayor of Greater Shanghai, sppeting to him to take immedi steps to abolish
merchandise curried by vessels whi imposed by the Bures oe) berth alongside wharves In Nantao and other places in Chinese territory, Theswriters draw attention to the et that these taxes are only cole lected in Chinese territory and itt manifestly unfair that merchants should have to pay them while those who are fortunate enough to land their goods at wharves in the Intere national Settlement and the French Concession are not required to pay cent. The result of this, they say, is that most of the merchanta have diverted their merchandise to vessels anchoring alongside the wharves of the foreign concessions, whereas, in the ordinary course, "they would place them on vessels coming along Side wharves in Chinese territory.
As. all vessels, which berth in Chinese territory axe Chinese owned, the writers stale, the Chines pring companies have suffered cone siderably as a result of the Impose tion of the taxes, which the Mayor is requested to remove at once, Cot. Yuan Liang, the Commis: sioner of Public Safety for Groater Shanghai, has issued an order forbidding the superstitions practice of holding processions during September, which, the farmers believe, will result in good crops, A new department store is soon to be started in Shanghai. This is to be known as the Ta Hua (Great China) Ca., which will engage also in banking, insurance and hotel business. "It is proposal to erect a 21-storeyed building in this conneetion. Mz. Wang Too-an has been appointed general manage Tue Bureau of Harbour "Affaird for Greater Shanghai has received orders from the Mayor to take over control of the wharves leased by the Tatung 8. N. Ca, the Tatah Ca,, the Tashan Ca., by the former district anthori= ies because other Chinese shipping companies, including the San Poh and the Nin-Shao S, N, Cos, have made allegations to the Mayor that these four companies have monopole fed the wharves and. used to make huge profits. ly
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