Work here will consist of patching the network of holes in the ship's bull with cement and then, when it comparatively navigable, "it will proceed to Shanghai under its own, Steam for permanent repair.
Residents of Dairen, wishing to present their gold to the government, have had their problem solved by two department stores here, which have offered to detach all jewels from mountings free of charge, the Guandary being before how to' free parts other than gold without dam Jing them, as the government has n0_ desire for these. "The "good samarl-{ans of department stores have expert goldsmiths who will accommodate all Gold-owning. and patriotically-minded persons, Congestion of shipping in the ha bbour Mere of late has reached hideous Proportions, Ship after ship is hav-Ing to lie idle as the accommodations of Dairen cannot handle the increased quantity of goods arriving, especially St this time which is the peak of the year for the inport of lumber from Temperate zones,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.