Peking, Oct, 28.
Last week it was mentioned that foreigners in Peking had to pay 164 per cent, in import dues, made as follows: Customs dut tax"" 5 per cent.
'A British subject who was compelled to pay this 163 per cent. on parcel of clothes wrote officially to the British Legation on the sub-Ject. He has received the following reply:—"This Legation is not pre~ pored to contest the right of the Chinese authorities to collect thi duty, As regards the classifiati of your clothing as luxuries, this would appear to be in accordance Carerown, Oct. 28:—The House of Assembly to-day adopted the third reading of the Flag Bill without discussion—Reuter, Lonvox, Nov. 2.—Eminent counsel, including' the Rt. Hon. Sir John Simon, K.C., have unanimously agreed that the directors of the P.
0. Steam Navigation Company put the true construction on the: Company's charter at the meeting, hold in the middle of September! when opposition was offered by, stockholders to a proposed increase of the capital of the Company. At that meeting Lord Inchacape said tha the Company's charter left the stockholders no option in the matter. The resolution in connection with the proposed increase in consequence will be re-submitted—Reuter, Owing to the difficulty of finding revenue to cover proposed "new on= terprises, the Finance Department has slashed a total of Y, 59,600,000, from the estimates drawn up by, the other departments, 'The revised figures will be sub mitted to the Cabinet to-morrow. They total Yen 1,717,000,000, showing a decease of Yen' 13,000,- 000 as compared with the budget for the current year, The amount includes Yen 263,000,000 for the Navy, an increase of Yen 7,000,000, and Yen 220,000,000 for the Army, an increase of Yen 8,000,000, These figures, which are purely, tentative, may be increased before they are finally approved, asthe various departments are insistent upon appropriations being granted. according to their estimates-—Reux ter, Srocknois, Oct, 27.—The Nobel prize for Medicine of Physiology, for 1926 has been awarded: to, Professor Johannes Fibigier of the University of Copenhagen. one prge for 1027 has been awarded to Prifessor Wagner von Jauregg. of the University of Vienna,
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