Indignation Meeting at Tsingtao: Impost Inopportune as Well as Illegal: Strong Speech by Japanese Business Man: Thanks to British Residents Tsingtao, Oct. 12. were forced to buy military bonds The potest mass menting saint "and this on top of heavy taxation, the proposed goods tax was held at and tht on op of Navy taxation yo this. afternoon
"Phnoughow the meeting, extreme! centre of some importance, a te Chinese, Tsingtao was a comet the handing over of Tsingtao to the 'Japanese Residents' Hall, enthusiasm was evidenced. by the t0 the good work done by the Ger-tha
id later by their successors, which greeted the telling points the Japanese. But now the pro-frequent. applause and approval mans to China 12 promises were made in connexion with the maintenance of the Port, one of which was the fright of having a Tsingtao Muni-
He pointed out that none of these promises had been lived up to, Even extortion was attempted, Germany built up Tsingtao, Japan though in entire sympathy with the protest, and with the efforts to rescind' the Goods Tax, felt that as they come under Chinese law and have to submit to whatever taxation even local law way impose, they jeould not take an active part in either speaking at the mass meeting, or in joining the Delegation to [succeeded to the work, and now the] Tsi man. The same remark applies made by the meeting:—"Since the outbreak of civil war last autumn, we have, at times, been denied the service of the Kino-Tsi Railway for to representatives of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Tsingtao, }for it is generally known that they ate in sympathy with it, Civil Governor's Comment On reaching Tsinan the Deputa-
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