Poking, June 22, It is understood that there is a possibility that the Nationalist Minister of Finance, Mr. T. V. Soong, may come here to discuss the organization of the Salt Administration with the Salt Inspec-orate and the diplomatic _representatives of the interested Powers, who are evidently very anxious regarding recent, developments, The Naiking Government has instructed the Chinese Salt officials concerned not to remit any receipts to Peking from the famous. salt-centre at Changlu or from Shantung, which were the sole remaining sources of income.. Hence the Salt Gabelle, at present, is without funds but negotiations are proceeding and there is still hope that the Gabelle will not cease to function, Diplomats declare that such an event would be a greater breach of contract even than a collapse of the Maritime Customs would be, for the Customs were established, at the time of China's tutelage' in Western methods, in onder stabilize Customs duties and bring in funds to the Central Government, the loans secured on the Customs only eventuating later, The Salt Gabelle, on the contrary, was established after the foundation of the Republic in order to raise loans on such good security that foreign investors would invest in them, 'The attitude taken up by ' the Nanking Government appears to be that it is derogatory to China' sovereign rights for any foreigners collect funds from the Salt Gabelle or from any other source and denmark them for the payment of interest on loans. Authorities on the subject assert that this means tration from Peking to Na-list territory, but' it has been ascertained that the Conference wid on Monday in Shanghai and attended, among others, by Mr, H. Picard-Destelan, Ca-Director General of the Directorate-General of the Posts, and Mr: Liu Shu-fan, Director General of Posts, will be continued in Nanking Ju the next few days, Both Mr, Destelan and Mr, Lin left Shanghai on. Monday for Nanking, and it is understood that both will return to Shanghai on Saturday.
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