Reported Objection to the Pott Tax by Dr. CT. Wang Interviewed with reference to the negotiations between Count Martel, the French Minister, and Dr. CT, Wang, the Chinese Foreign Minister, over the commer cial protocol with "Annam, Mfr, Chang Wei-han, Commissioner of Foreign Affairs and Mayor of Yunnan, who is acting as one of the Chinese' delegates, "stated that negotiations thus far have been, proceeding in an oxecedingly sati factory manner, Dr. Wang was due to return to Shanghai shortly and the conversations would be resumed on March 2
Match 2, said Mr. Chang, the poll tax, the transit tax and' the Customs' duties being enforced by the Annam authorities would bq brought up for discussion, A Chinese press report says tha! the French Minister ig insisting on the imposition of the poll tax on. Chinese residents of Annam be: cause Chinese there receive favour: able treatment and it is only right that they should pay this tax, Dr, Wang, however, says the report, 44 of the opinion that all taxes should bbe imposed on a basis of equality, Jand that any tax not imposed other nations should not be imposed, on Chinese citizens.
Dr, Wang, the report continues, demanded the abolition of the Annam import and export taxes which are being imposed on Chines goods.
Inquiries have been made by representative of this paper and it has been denied by delegates to the conference that there is any hitch, 'The negotiations, as Mr. Chang Wei-han has stated' in the interview given above, are proceeding ina satisfactory manner,
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