CO129-427 - Public Offices - 1915 — Page 275

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but was bought out. At Jolo there is one English

Mouse. The Germans have obtained a firm hold of the

import trade by the granting of credits and by the system of advances against future drops of coconuta, etc. In some dames cotton goods have been sold to amall chinese dealers in the interior and payment is not received for twelve or eighteen months, Efforts are now baing made to stop this system by one or two American and Swiss Firms.

shipping.

Until the outbreak of war the whole of the carrying trade between Singapore and 7-mboanga and Jolo was in the hands of the North German Lloyd who ran a servios from Singapore via Jesselton and Sandakan. The vessels of the Eastern Australian Line call at Zamboanga coming and going three times every two months. Commencing February this year the monthly bont of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha algo makeA the same call. Since the outbreak of war the CAFTY-

ing trade has passed into the hands of British vessels. The Straits Stemship Co. is now running two vengela a month between singapore, Jesselton, Sandakan, Jolo and Zamboanga. A Chinese company has also been operating one vessel under the British flag on the same run and is putting another vennel on the run. Thus Jolo has now an average of four calla a month each WAY, The number of British vessels entering Zamboanga monthly is about gix. Preishta. Through freights can be obtained to either

Jolo or Zamboanga via Singapore from the Blue Funnel Line.

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