Shanehai, Feb, 3.
Three branch offices of the Chinese Maritime Customs in and around Shanghai, will commence functioning again in the near future, after ha ing been closed down at the outbres of hostilities here in 1937, according to very reliable sources.
The amices are situated at Jessfield Road, Brennan Road, and the North Railway station and, as in the past their function will be ta collect Me duty on goods entering. and Shanghai It hag not as yet been decided who is going to man these offices although it was believed that foreign and Jap-nese offliais would eventually. jointed, it being unlikely that Chi hose members of the Customs' stof will be transferred' to these branches, Contradictory reports appearing the Chinese press, Customs officials questioned by a representative of the North-China Daily News" yesterday, knew nothing of any" branch-oMee* which were to be opened in the Hongkew district, Jail Inspection Body Appointed Shanohat, Paty a Comm. L. Neyrone, Consul-General for ial and Senior Consul," hat that the following, have' been clecet informed. the Municipal Counc
to serve-on the Consular Committee for the Inspection of Municipal Jlls for the year 1880-—Sle. A, Bohomolee Acting "Consul-Generat "for Poland (chairman); Air. J. van den Pera Consu for' the Netherlands!"
won. Randow, vice-Consul for Ger-runny The Seeretsry of the Constr Body. Mr. EA. Long. will serve as Secretary of the Committee.
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