Crushed by Taxation: In Danger of Having to Close Down Some little time ago.attention' was drawn to depression in the trade of the famous Kiangsi porcelain contre Chintehchén, the result of civil war and crushing taxation. Kilns that have not been let out for hundreds of years are cold, thousands of workmen have had te [be discharged and an industry for which, niore than any other, China jis famous is seriously threatened, The chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of Chintechén has now, sent a strong petition to the Nation. alist Minister of Finance and Mi ter of Commerce, Industry and Labour pleading that the burden of taxation which is killing the por elain industry. The Kuo Wen news gency gives the petition as fol
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