Mayor Shen Hung-lich loft here recently for Nanking and residents are hoping that the rumours of his desire to resign from his post here are unfounded.
Wahu, An, Jany 22, Looking at the shipping in, the Wuhu harbour last week one was reminded of the days, 20 years ego, When the port of Wuhu was one of the busiest rice shipping ports In the World. In those days it wasn't une usual to see in the rice season ten to Aftecn ocean-going ships in the hare hour at one time, Last week did' quite measure up to the old days, but we did have eight ships from' the outside world here for several days together, These and the regular river vessels and two gunboats gave Wuhu the appearance of being quite a busy place. Most of the ries Was shipped to Canton.
A Chinese industry that is reeelv= {nga good deal of attention at the present time is the tung all business. The export of this all from China this past year has been greater than the export of any other commodity and the Ministry of Industry ore now making plans {0 stimulate its further growth. Mostly confined in past yetrs to Szechuen, Hunan, Hupeh, Chekiang and Kwangs!, tung all tree lourlshed in those places, but very few were grown in other parts of China.
Recently Mr. Chang Vu-dju, who the general director of the Chinese Vegetable Oil Corp, for China, has decided to stimulate' the growth of this industry In Anhwei, and a market is to be organized here not only for the export of tung all but for other vegetable oils as well. An office has ven opened in Wuhu under the management of Mr. Francis Tsui, brother of Mr. sui Sung-kueh, agent of the San Poh Steamship Ca, and investigators have been sent. to Ninguofu. and other parts of the province where tung. all trees are grown in small quantities and it will be pointed out 10 the farmer that It will be to his advantage to grow more trees,
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