Tiieve appear to be possibilities Kiangsu Provincial aurescinding. their order for the imposition of a special tax of % per cent, on buyers of cigars fand cigarettes in" Chinese terri Uny, An of a lotter has been revived in which permission has been granted by Mr. Han Kuo. chun, Civil Governor of the provines, For. the postponement collection until after the Chinese New Year holidays.
'A report appeared in the North-China Daily News" several days ago showing that, as the result of the proposed imposition of tax, local merchants had refused to bell two commodities, to show that they pro against! and opposed the tax and were not doing to accept it lying. down. Upon receipt of the above, circulars were issued Cigarette Merchants' Guild ribers to resume sale of the Tax in Paoshan and Shanghai 'deny that the Civil Governor had agreed to postpone collection of the tax temporarily and state that their instructions. are the strict imposition and enforcement of the tax. They say that as the matter has been passed by the Provine'al Assembly and that the. funds derived are for educational Purposes it is impossible for them to disobey orders.
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