;.
Bus by Duft 1/4
ORIGINAL REGD, ON 53838/46/40
EXTRACT FROM CANTON INTELLIGENCE REPORT
FOR HALF-YEAR ENDED 3. 3. 40
13
41.
39
4/6
water.
Sailings of British river stearera on
the
iver we
by an agreement initimlled on
ber 1999, increased to a nommal cinimmam of one sail-
ing a week. lebeated requests that British river steane PE
should be silosed to berth at their Sea: Sund wha?VEB
have, however, beer: consistently ignored.
One counting
Yeanel, the 9/9 "Hoihow", visited Canton, the first
British sea-going ship to đo no since the Cinese authori–
ties slowed the river barrier to see-going ships in 1937.
The Japanese authorities on 30th January introduced
regulɛtions coner “ning compulsory pilotage on the earl
River. Both this Jonsula te General and the Aræerigna
Consulate General protested against this infringement of
sxisting tromtian. The pilotage fees to be paid are
excessively high. Debit notea no far presented to le
butterfield and wire in respect of pilotage for the river
mer "atahan’' have not been paid. local navigation
by towed craft has to all appearances recovered its
war volume. The Canton Aland 3hipping association, the
lo al Japanese shipping Company, beniden purchasing #
former Portuguese aten er to put on the regular
8080
run, is also, apparently, trying to maquire a controlling
share of local navigation, and has been buying up chinese
launches used for the local :iver services. It is mavoured
that the Corpnny is about to purchase a second ship
ing the Portuguese colours. Harbour leproverenta at
hampoa are presumably still bein onsried out #: noe the
Japanese authorities are continually adveștining fo:
coolie labour for work at hampoa.
Japanese transport ships" now Book at hampor, and a
Host of the larger
ravely seen at
aaton itself. "he
e-opening of the
“earl