In reply to representations made by the Chanber, the Commissioner of Customs, Shanghai, stated in January, 1038, that, recording to provisions of the above regulations, if goods ate: imported in response' to orders or contracts, those who placed orders contracts' with the importer are the Consignees. As such, each of the con~ signees Whose goods exceed G.U. 00.00, in value Lob. would be called' upon take out a separate consular invoice at the Chinese Consulate nearest the ort of shipment. On the other hand, It the purchase was effected independently of any orders or contracts, Xe. for stocks only, then one consular invoice would be required for each shipment of goods covered by one Dill of lading and valued at G.U. 90.00 fob. As the result of a call made subsequently at the Custom House by 4 Sub-Committee appointed by the Chamber, the Commissioner undertook.
give Instructions to have a broad interpretation placed on the rules, and hoped in that way to meet the com plaints of Importers. Under Customs Nottfleation No. 2 issued in Mfay all regulations concerning invoices were Bonding Cargo view of the existing restricted conditions for disposing of merchanddize and the fact that many arms were being forced by the Customs regulations to either take delivery or reship cargo for which the bonding time. Annie was expiring, the Chamber sub-
Hit-and-Run Driver Injures Governess Shanghai, Feb. 16, 'A hit-and-run driver, mounted the cur at the comer of Bubbling Well fand Seymour Roads shortly after 1030 am. yesterday knocking down the German governess employed by Mr. and Mrs. P. D. G. Gain, when she was waiting for a bus. 'The car did not stop after the accident, notwithstanding the fact that the' lady was injured and is now receiving treatment in her home.
There were no witnesses to the mishap as far as could be ascertained last night, although the victim claims that a foreign officer of the Settlement police assisted her after the accident. A message circulated by the police last night, revealed nothing in this connection and Bubbling Well station would be pleased to hear from anyone having witnessed the The theory, that a foreign watch man in a uniform similar to. that worn by settlement police amicers, was the one who came to the assist~ Since of the governess, is aow being entertained and oticers in charge care are making thet invests tons towards that" end, as police officials doubt, that one of their men would have failed to make a report of the affair, had he actually" been witness to it Mosplta! Development In view of the situation created by the epidemics, facilities for. treatment Jand Isolation of patients had to be! Jextended. One obsolete building of the St. Mary Hospital, was fixed up and placed at the disposal of indigent cholera patients, accommodating 1,576 patients, with a total of 7416 days hospital days. The death-rate was 12.69 per cent. Over 4,000 liters of saline were employed, Since smallpox is an acute comjmunleable disease, "it. remains con-{agious for a long duration, and thus, two centres had to be arranged, one with 40 Beds gor the treatment of }patients, and the other with 300 beds, for the isolation of convalescents, Both centers opening at the end of December.
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