Neves Agency, epparestdy, judging {from its envelopes, neeociated with the Nenking Ministry for Porcign Affaire," containe what may taken to "be an' ofteial statement Nanking' designe "onthe cigarette trade in Riangen. Cor roboration of our discloruree Guarding the contemplated tobacco imortopely in Cheliang wilt be found the: last. parworaph.
The statement. reuda:—
"A despatch from Nanking, dated 21st, reported that the Nationalist Government, with a view to system= ize the tax on cigarettes and tobacco Products, which hitherto had been different' in rate and method of collection in different provinces, has proclaimed a national tax of 50 per cent. to be levied on all cigarettes Jand tobacco products, "This tax is to first come into effect in Kiangsu, and July 10, is the date set upon for it to take a tual operation, The Bureaa for the collection of this tax in Kiangeu, is to be installed in Shanghai, as the majority of the cigarette manufac turers are in this district, "The Bureau is organized on com mittee plans and up io date, three Jcommittees (sic) are already men tioned, namely, Messrs, Sun Kia-young, Fan Chuan-mo, ard S20 Kia-ho, he tax, as above mentioned, is 50 per cent. ad valorem. At this (Continued on Page 542.)
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