At Canton Hongkong. Dec. 23.
New restrictions imposed by the Japanese authorities at Canton today again caused the Butterfield and Swire steamer Fatshan to suspend sailing to the Pearl River, forcing humorous foreigners in Shameen to miss many of the delicacies they ex pected to find in their Christmas dinners.
'The Jopaneve demanded that the Fatshan's cargo of fresh provisions, butler and. vegetables consigned to Shamech residents be sprayed) with formalin ay a precaution against cho-era. Shippers, however, declared that' such a. precaution was unneressary and would only cause great inconvenience.
Negotiations have already. been forted delween" the Japanese authorities at Canton and Butter-eld and Swire officials, The Fatshan made only one round-trip to Canton since the former restrictions were lifted, although the N.Y.K. Shirogane Maru maintains a weekly service between Hongkong. and Canton—United. Press
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