Due to the heavy movements of Japanese transports loading supplies. troops, ammunition and so on, Deiren is in rather a congested state as far as merchant shipping is concerned, and has been for the past fortnight or more; this accounts for the frequent delays in the arrival of ships in Shanghai from that port. The number of berths available at Dairen is limited. and since port facilities call for the discharge" of cargo at one wharf, the loading at another, and for bunkering at a third, frequent waits have become necessary during the past two or three weeks, The latest vessel to be unavoidably delayed by the congestion at Dairen is the Blue Funnel Line s, Sarpedon. which was originally due to arrive in port yesterday, but is now not expected to come up the river until Sunday next. She will be berthing at Holts Wharf, Pootung, and is to sail for Japan two days later.
Another delayed arrival from the north—though for different reasons. it is understood—will be that of the Indo-China s, Taksang, which was expected to arrive from Tientsin. Chefoo and Tsingtao yesterday but which, according to the latest advices received by Jardine, Matheson Ca, will not be berthing at the Kinleeyuen Wharf until Friday. The same company's s, Fausang. now on her way north, will not be arriving on Saturday but is expected to arrive early next week instead.
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