Nanking, Mar. 17
'The Ministry of Industry to-day' received a petition from Chinese Tea Merchants in Shanghai complaining of the restrictive quota placed on the import of Chinese red tea by the United States, and suggesting" that negotiations be taken up with Wa-ashington to cancel such restrictions. The export of Chinese red tea, which at one time dominated he world tea market, has dwindled by alarming degrees owing to the barriers raised by various foreign countries, the petition revealed—Central News.
Work on the _Chengtu-Chungking Railway will begin on May 1 next,
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