Tsingtao, Feb. 18.
The local Customs "have been authorized and are accepting yen in payment of all duties at par with national currency, from day.
Mr. Ching Chung-hsin, former Superintendent of the Salt Gabelle in Nanking, has been appointed Superintendent of Cus toms here, with effect from today—Reuter. here' yesterday upon the return of the launch which is operated by a JGerman firm, The loss amounted 10 $7,000, With four boats in tow, the launch eft here for Tsingpu last Wednesday morning with 250
JAt 11 p.m, the same day, the launch was stopped by rifle shots, and subsequently boarded by eighteen men, Jarmed with rifles and Mauser pistols. Within a period of three hours, the Jgang leisurely searched the passengfers and crew for valuables for ye Before their departure at 2 o'clock the next morning, the robbers put Jout every ight on board, They escaped In their own boat, Arh several shots for the purpose of Intimidation, The launch returned from Tsingpu yesterday afternoon with its funnel bearing bullet holes,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.