Osaka, Dec. 17, Now that the plan for the economic reconstruction of the Shanghai area is well under way, the transportation of cargoes from Japan to Shanghai. which, with the exception of munitions, had been banned, has been made completely free, accord~ ing to a report reaching the head office of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, says the "Osaka Mainichi,"
To carry the enormous amount of building materials and other goods waiting for shipment to Shanghai. the N.Y.K. will continue the present temporary Shanghai service of the Akita Maru and the Tatsuno Maru, which were mobilized some time ago, in addition to the Shanghai Maru and the Nagasaki Maru, the regular steamers on the run, The cargoes to be dispatched to Shanghai are classified into the following three categories for the procedure for shipment:
No import duty will be levied on First class: Munitions, goods for the benefit of soldiers, comfort kits to the Japanese Army and Navy, and cargoes accompanied by certificates of the Army or Navy authorities, Second class: Dally necessaries of the Japanese residents in China and building material Third class: Other cargoes in general?
No import duty will be levied on the goods enumerated in the first and the second classes. The attachment of the invoices of the Chinese consuls in Japan is required for the shipment of cargoes of the third class in case their value is higher than Y.200 per packet, for some of them are subject to import duty. As the shipment of cargoes addressed to foreigners, the licences of the relevant consulate-general must be attached, As Japanese shipping activities in China waters are now ready to make a phenomenal development, the re-establishment of the Nisshin Kisen a, which plies between Shanghai and Yangtze ports, will soon materialize. The Japanese Ministry of Communications is now drafting the plan for its re-establishment, The N.Y.K, and O.S.K,, meantime, are planning to open new services such as between Japan and Hainan island and between Osaka-Kobe and Hankow. The Yamashita Kisen Kaisha are also considering similar steps Reuter,
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