Considerable development has taken place in sir transport, while the extension of the wireless service has speeded up communications. An connection with wireless it is 1 teresting to note that arrangements have been made for direct. wireless edmmunication between China and Great Britain instead of through Paris or Berlin as heretofore. Equipment has been ordered: and should be in operation ina few month 'AS a result of the seizure of the Manchurian Customs revenues the National Government decided to collect Customs duty on all cargo destined for Manchurian ports which in course of transit had to be'teans. Carts
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