By special order of the President, the Customs Directorate has issued orders to the Inspector-General of the Maritime Customs and Chinese Superintendents at the various Treaty Ports, that for the promotion of the Chinese trade in foreign countries, one picul of Chinese tea lad only pay one tael duty here "the duty of Chinese silk will also be reduced shortly.
In addition, the Ministry of Communications has ordered the various railway companies to reduce their tariffs for the transportation of native products for promoting oom-mere.
Notices have been issued by the Government calling attention to the opportunity for the improvement of Chinese commerce abroad by Chinese merchants themselves, Presented by the war.
The Currency Bureau.
Owing to the war, the Chinese Government is unable to negotiate any foreign loans for the reorganization of her currency, so that the istry of Finance is in favour of the abolition of the Currency Bureau for the time being, in order to save expenses. Mr. Liang Chi-chao, Director of the Bureau, has sent in his resignation to the Pre sident as without funds he cannot: do anything towards currency reorganization.
accept his resignation urged him to remain and ins In reply, the President refused
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