goods traffic on the railway, the Chinese daily states, large quantities of goods, imported and exported by Chinese merchants, have been j held up at Haiphong. The Chinese Government requested permission for the transhipment of these goods from Haiphong to Rangoon, but the French authorities are only agreeing to the transhipment of these ~goods to Singapore.
The French proposal is said to be unacceptable to the Chinese Govern-
Return of Special Envoy ment which is continuing negotiations Confirmed; Conversations with the French authoritfes—Reuter. c-n.
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