Hankow, July 21.
In view of numerous rumours that certain unscrupulous merchants and railway officials are manipulating the transportation of goods on the Canton-Hankow Railway, and Ministry of Communications announces that "who-# ever is found guilty of the above charge will pay the extreme penalty.
In addition, the Ministry of Communications has asked General Wu Te-chen, Governor of Kwangtung, General Vu Han-mou, Pacification Commissioner of Kwangtung, Government and British officials of the Canton-Kowloon Railway. through the Chinese Foreign Office, to ce-operate in investigating the matter.—Reuter.,
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