Liquor and Beer Taxes Paid Under Protest:
Disregard of Foreign Rights by Chinese Officials: British and Japanese Insulted Tsingtao, Aug. 26.
American firms are not affected by the tax on foreign wine and spirits and beer which came into operation on August 23, as there] are no such imports from America.
'The American Consul, however, has notified hi ter' in. Peking] of the action of Chinese authorities.
The new taxation scheme also applies to tobacco, the transit tax} through Tsingtao being 95 cents per picul, Consequently, the British-American Tobacco Company and the Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company fare moving no tobacco from their plantation into Central Shantung.
Avg. 29. tish, Germans, Russians and Japan-Foreign importers including Bri-
ese, have been paying the liquor and beer tax under protest since it] was put into effect on August 23, and are obtaining receipts, hoping] to recover their tax payments when abolished. Representa, have been made to Peking by' American, German and} consular officials protest-rains the tax which is collect lly organized bureau called the Kiao-20 Territory, Wine, Spirit and Tobacco Tax Bureau. As no tobacco has been moved since: the tax became operative no taxes: have been paid on that commodity.
The method by which the authorities were able to enforce payment of the tax was to detain imports in wharf godowns whither! they were removed upon arrival until receipts showing that the tax had been paid to the tax office were! resented.
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