June 30, Enquities made amongst local shipping companies yesterday revealed that the Taisang, which was due to arrive at Swatow yesterday morning fon her vay to Shanghai from Hong foong, did not call at that port as scheduled and Is salling direct. for Shanghai whist the Wingsang, which sailed from Shanghai yesterday, was due to arrive at Swatow on July 1.
Foochow and Wanchow, the two other ports, which the Japanese authorities have requested to. be. kept lear of foreign shipping, have not been called at regularly of late, Foochow in particular, being virtually closed (0 shipping since about a fort-lab, it-was understood, Vessels Return From Wenchow No Shanghai steamers proceeded to Wenchow yesterday and they will not do so unless the military situation has eased. 'That "imps east [Chekiang coastal, district' which has been the pivot of cargo transporta: tion between Shanghai and Chekiang has been cleared. of all Shanghai vessels since June 28.
The s, Elbhof and s Hanna, of which Carlowitz and Company are agents, returned to Shanghai on June "27 and 28 respectively and the Furiere Consolini, of the Chinese-
Italian Steamship Navigation Company, is here having also returned from' Wenchow. Three other steam-Jers which formerly planned to proceed to Wenchow including the s. Enderta have cancelled their trips to Wenchow. Those boats which have returned here have postponed their {trips indefinitely. A boats belonging to big shipping farms have been put on regular runs between Shanghai and Foochow since rth the military situation there has be-[come tense but two boats the Chinese names of which are the Sheng Kwang, Jand Shengfu were reported yesterday have unloaded their Shanghai cargo at Chuanshih outside the boom fof the Min River which leads Foochou. These two boats belong to small British shipping firm. "Ship= ping between here and Foochow {therefore also paralyzed.
Ningpo, of rather Chinghai which directly leads to the former city, 1s almost completely closed to shipping. Although Japanese military authories themselves have not cloved [Chinghai, the Chinese military authorities there have been forced to close it to shipping because of the Japanese threats, The s. Mohlenhof, which dies the German flag, left "here yesterday morning for Ningpo as the last trip. Tt was. questioned by. shipping circles yesterday as to the possibility fof its arrival at Chinghai which was closed by Chinese authorities the previous night, Tt was learnt that local [Chinese authorities there had erected.
'2 boom there by sinking the s. Lao Taiping. Before the Mohlenhof sailed Chinghai was cleared [Shanghai steamers, the Hsin Peking, jandTembien having returned to [Shanghai from there, Lower Yangtze Involved Because of the tense military situation also existing in some of the districts on the northern bank of the 'Yangtze in Kiangsu province notably Hsingkong (which {s just. opposite 'Tsungming Island) /Shanghal and Kia countered difculties. The s. Liwo, Jardine boat left' for Hsingkong yesterday but the Chinese press reported that a Japanese war vessel there had on' previous occasions signalled to steamers warning them Jagainst sailing to that port.
"The Chinese evening' press struck 12 pessimistic tone yesterday assert= ing that the suspension of shipping [between Shanghai and South China ports will seriously affect trade in /Shanghai, although it does not affect China as a whole. China has restricted the importation of foreign Rods but Shanghai's export trade will be affected. The blockade of Jother ports will render it impossible for manufacturers in Shanghai to obtain raw materials' from' the in-
Commenting editorially on the blockade situation, the "Shun Pao" Jopined that it would not reduce the supply of ammunition destined for [China nor would it destroy China's main force engaged in the war of resistance. The blockade is a threat to the Powers, Action rather than protests is urged upon the Powers if they want to preserve their interests jin the Far East.
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