With the resumption of business by a firm whose name was given as the Shanghai Coastal Wireless Station, shore-to-ship radio communication now is being carried on between Japanese vessels and Shanghai, according to local Japanese newspapers, -The service was started on Monday on a frequency of 500 kilocycles, the station using the call letters YSN. Business hours have been set from 6 o'clock ip the morning to 8 o'clock at night. Messages will be received in Japanese characters or romaji letters, Rates were given as follows: Fes 050 a word at the station; collection fee, 34 cents or 34 sen; Fes. 0.40 on ship; collection fee, 27 cents or 27 sen; total collection fee, 61 cents or 61 sen. In Japanese messages an andre counted as a word and seven letters of the text are counted as one word, the minimum rate for one message being the same as that three for words, Foreigners on Japanese ships can use the service, It is planned to start radio contact between Shanghai and foreign vessels also, the papers stated. ne of Gold and Silver Imported from d Exported to Foreign Countries Feb., Jan-Feb Gold Silver "Gold Silver Imported from GU. $ GU.
Hongkong eum 1,618,605
Total Imports 672474 1,618,605
Bank-notes, "face value Chinese $2,- 541,640, £6,083, and U.S. $29,547 were imported during the month.
Bank-notes, face value Chinese $9,458,640, £7,738 and U.S. $67,087, were imported during the month.
Imports from and Exports to Foreign Countries: Value of Merchandise Exports.
Gross Exp. 90,748,587 Less Reimports from.
Abroad 33,598
Net exp.
907154
Total Net Imports and.
Exports 187.164, Excess of Imports Exports 21,129,502
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