Amoy, Jan. 30-
A great demand seems to exist at] resent for copper, Custom's officers Searching a vessel recently discover. ed G4 bags of copper coins, 2,000,000 coins in all, on route to Hongkong. 'Than to-day' two more seizures were made of 1,600,000 coins again being shipped to Hongkong.
'That Is not the surprising thing, however, concerning the demand for copper. "The cables from Amoy to the. mainland vanished during' the week and for a few. days Amoy had to depend entirely on the radio station for contact with the outer world.
Three cables cross the Straits from Kaoki to. Chipbee. It was a new cable that was stolen, and part an old one was also tal the latler has been telegraph messages now can be sent over i, The Ministry of Communtceation has instructed the local office that in future two men must guard the line In the future.
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