$200,000 for Completion of Mwai River Docks The 38th Meeting of the Board of Trustees for the Administration of the British Boxer Indemnity was held on Tuesday, May 5, at Chekiang University, Hangchow. Members present were Messrs, Chu Chia-hua, R. Calder~ Marshall, Yen Te-ching,. K. Tseng, Yoh Kung-cho, J, Hong Liu. Chen Chi-tsai, 'Tseng' Yang-tu, W. S. King, H, V. Wilkinson and X.'Cantlie. "Mr. Han Lih-wu, Director of the Office was. also present, The Chairman, Dr, Chu Chia-hua, ernment, to Mr, R. Calder-1 {in recognition of the services render ed by Mr. Calder-Marshall in promoting Sino-British relations, especially connection with the work of the Board of Trustees of which he has been Vice-Chairman for the last four years.
"Among the matters discussed at the meeting wore the following:
1, The request of the Kwangtung River Conservancy Commission for a Joan of $600,000 for flood prevention operations at Pakong. It was resolved to send an expert to make actual vestigation on the spot and submit, a report which will be considered by the Technical and Finance Sub-Committees, '2, Request of the Hwai River Commission for the remittance of about $200,000 for the completion of the Qhreo Jocks. This request was passed.
It was resolved to request Mf Yeh Kung-cho to make a thorough examination into the question of the future unification of administration fas well as matters of accountancy of the Canton-Hankow Railway after completion of the entire line, 4, Contract for a loan of £260,000 for' the purchase of materials for the Canton-Hankow Railway was approved.
The following ofoers were re-elected for another term of office: Vice-Chalrman—Mr, R, Calder-Marshall, Board-Secretary—Dr. Yen Teching, Board-Treasurer—Mr, Tseng Yung: pu (T. KX. Tseng.) ships coming from the northern port to Shanghai now are boarded here by Customs officers who do not go on board to check the cargo, which Is passed through the Tientsin Customs, but to search members of the crew who might be smuggling articles on their own account. The opportunity for sailors to make money by smuggling is practically unlimited, it is reported. Owing to the widespread Melt trading, prices have fallen rapidly in Tientsin, enabling sailors fo buy things cheaply and sell them here at a profit. For this reason, Customs officers are keeping a close watch on crews coming in here just as If the ship came from a foreign port.
The centres of smuggling are Peltatho and Chinwangtao, - which are admirably adapted to the practice of smuggling. One officer reiterated the statement made a few days ago by a correspondent of this journal that Tientsin had become a "free trade
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