the sinus: a ely tholie in their a very, palar Line these slays on the Upper teal bars, for the reason that Yan Sen has declared them contraband of war, and if they can be got through, undiseovered at Wanhsien, to Chungking, they fetch a useful price. At the latter port they are largely used for the manufacture of rifle barrels: true, these rifles are only ood for six can only carry 100 yards re sighted tp 40 00 yards) but they are useful for impresaing the enemy.
On the f Middle Yangtze and on the coast the pidgin busines ruatkes up in bulk what it Ineks: margin of profit and the total want carried mast, a the courts of year, assume proportions. ssuflicient to give shipping companies something to think shout, although by no action has so far been taken the matter is rather difficult to understand, The fact remains that practically all atesmers plying along the coast and rivers of China carry twice as many "tea-heyn" (servants for Chinese passengers) ax are weaaary: those men either receive 0 pay at all or, more commonly, pay for their Jobo. On top of these men t ok and engine room crews, all of whom are con. sistently trading at all their ports of call, so that the total cargo ear vied must represent a very serious loss to the regular carriers.
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