Shipping business between Shang~ hat and Hongkong Is Mourishing, with good movement. of cargo, it was Teamned. While concern is felt here yeuarding fulure arrivals of native produce shipments of rice to Shang-Rat recently have come in gratifying quantities.
'Ningpo has been supplying Shang hal with quantities of paper and native goods and its inclusion in the ban' with Wenchow and other important industrial centres would make {ts effects felt here before long. Amoy, Swatow and Foochow are not only important ports for shipping generally but ave the main arteries for the supply of native goods to Hongkong and south China. Only recently was Tearned more than 1,000 tons of tea: were shipped to Hongkong from central China, which would ensure the Colony's tea supply for some time.
With the ban in full swing, a num= ver of small river craft and coastal vessels fying flags of various nations, fore now tied up at their wharves here and present a striking and degulate contrast to the picture of a fortnight ago, when coastal vessels were In great demand, with charterer and buyers offering fantastic prices for small boats.
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