Transporting an aggregate total of 3500 tons on one voyage, a tug boat operating between Shanghai and Changchow tows from 80 to 100 lighters, each loaded with about 40, tons of cargo, the daily said.
Unable to satisfy the demand, urgent requests have been made to the transportation company to increase the number of bottoms.
Exports of local products to Shanghai have steadily Increased since the "Reformed Government" abolished the Temporary Transit Tax February 1, the "Tairiku Shimpo" continued, while the Interport Tex, which has been enforced since Btarch 1, has not affected the inland shipping a rice, wheat, and other cereals are not included in the tax.
Flour, rice, wheat, and beans form the major items of export from inland points, while materials for industry and building, including wood and foal, top the import list, followed by' Sugar and fresh fish, the Japanese daily reported. bly reflect on the profits derived for the two philanthropic organizations Which, toa great extent, depend on this income to carry on their work.
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