Consignees are requested to note that on cargo arriving un Shanghai on and after 1st October 1937 storage charges will be increased by 50% at wharves on the Shanghai side and by 25% at wharves on the Pootung side of the river. 7
Rates charged will be as per printed tariff until a revised tariff, now in course of preparation, is issued.
Rates for storage in bond will be double ordinary: storage rates.
This temporary surcharge is necessitated by, increased costs following the present disturbances in Shanghai and will be reconsidered as soon as conditions permit, Wharfage Tariff at Shanghai and Pootung Shipping Companies are requested to note the following amendments to the Shanghai RSD, Tariff.
:—$1.50 per foot, less 15% at Pootung Wharves, Effective immediately.
Receiving, Storing and Delivering——A temporary surcharge of 50% will be imposed: until further notice.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.