Peking, Oct. 30.
The Committee on Tariff Autonamy held its frst meeting this img De. T. Wang and ala cal Ting-kan represented Mae white the 12 foreign Powers represented by their Ministers, and eer advise Pefsent, Dr. CT. Wang was elected sand secretaries Wwe
vernon, Wang presented the rman.
proposals. that he submitted on October 26, The representatives of) Str Hioki Japan), elveidating the Powers made speeches.
tne ature of the, proposals made on October 26, said that the pro-sats put forward two plans, The Rait,'was the inauguration of 8 Chine statutory tariff with special tariffs on certain limited articles, which world be art Bors Separately between China a
was nearested, The palenrt tariff at the treaties, on the ground that "uni: Umeientife "and "worked to the form tariff lo
detriment of Chinese and foreign meeting of the Tariff Conference, it is evident that the delegates of the Powers sre-finding it necessary to give their careful consideration to the question of China's Customs autonomy. The Chinese delegation yo made it plain that unless satisfactory conclusion as to Customs autonomy is reached at] this committee meeting, they are not desirous of holding the other two committee-meetings at the rest of the three subjects are to be discussed.
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