Next Week The Srst two steamers wi ments of American wheat for float relief purposes will discharge, their Flood Reli "The next two ships, which are now will be on the way, have been instructed to proceed directly to Hankow. Each steamer carries approximately 7,500 tons of grain, Uniil the beginning of the low water season, about December ocean going vessels will be sent directly to. Hankow. After that date, shipments to" poihits beyond Pukow must be made by river vessels.
Arrangements are being effected to provide facilities for receiving, storing and handling the grain at the different ports. "In addition to the base depots at Shanghai, Pukow, and Hankow, there depots and sub-depots at the following centres: Nantung, Yangchow, Lin-haikuan, Pengpu, Wuby, Tatung, Anking, Kiukiang, Wuyueh, Hwan Shibkang,- Sint, Chenglingle, Hiiangyin, Kienli and. Shasi, In order to deal With problems of river shipping, at the request of Mr. 7. V. Soong, Chairman of the Commission, Mr. J wick has called together shipping experts re-Presenting. the various Chinese and foreign shipping companies operating on the Yangtse River. Reprosentatives of the. following companies are participating in. conferences onthe subject: China Me chants" Steam" Navigation Ningpo Shaoshing 8, N. Ca.; China Import and Export Lumber "Ca.; San Peh 8, N, Ca.: Asiatic Petro-Jeum Ca.; China Navigation Cov: Indo-China S..N. Co.;- and the Standard Oil Ca, An Inland Trans yrtation Committee of the Comm! ion has been formed, as follows: Ya-ching, who is 0 head of the internal trans po ion department Commission; deputy d john Keswick; and" Messrs.
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