Most of these vessels are under the control of the shipping syndic foote, while the whole of the freight Grringements, have been. controlled by the Japanese company, Kokusa Whier" which "received, morlop Fights from the Manchoukuo Goy-Genment inthe early spring. At the beginning of the season there Were very many. complaints on the are of foreign merchants, regard: hig the changes made by thie com riy) it being also" alleged. tha: japanese firms were favoured by having their goods carried at lower rates," The matter having. been Teferred to the Consul, of the. in forested parties, meetings "were held regarding the different charges rade' by the Kokusai. Unio, these Doing finally reduced "atid. an Brrangement come. to. which was
ah Iauctory' to fore pershants largest of whom are the Britis by eGo, the Anglo Chinese Trading Ca Petroleum Ca. €o., Wassard & Ca, and one or two Geman firms who deal in beans, The figures already obtainable for the goods turnover of the por' of Harbin during the season of {033 are to be found in the follow ing table which is made up to the October 1 and not to the end of the navigation, Arrived Shipped Total Tons Tons Tons 1938 408,300 28,843 487,242 1931, 447,462 33,195 480,657
The above figures show that the xls traffic of the Port of Harbin for 1048 was only 61 per cent of vet most striking feature of the lat of 1031,
river trae of this year is that a very large quantity of goods has total of nearly 60,000 tons, which one past Harbin, representing, a
discharged from barges and steam-former years, would ave, been @re.or Harbin "wharves and. from these wharves dispatched by the GER. to the sea coast. With the opening of new railways in Manchuria and the increase of Japanes influence throughout the country, a new route has been opened on the farvied by the Taonan Railway and Tiver, grain. of all. kinds - being]
then take by the River Sungari in barges which pass Harbin and go Kirin at which place the barge is loaded on the new railway) to the Korean sea coast, particulax-Jy to the port of Seishin, and from thig port "shipped to Japan. This youre is much shorter and natural-cheaper than. the route via Harbin and Vladivostok or Dairen, with the result. that, practically. all Japanese exporting firms, axe using Hi, instead of carrying their foods to the distant port of Dairen, ig likely to have a. very serious effect on the goods traffic of the CER. "unless the. mat ment decide to reduce their tariff, Harbin merchants have for two years bee!
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