However, orders came in from the Canton authorities that the Surtax Buren was to operate upon th lines of the regulations to which the merchants had objected, Chaos immediately resulted. The tallies sent by the merchants in nection with their shipments disregarded by the Surtax officials who, inntand of following the ent instructions emanating from Nanking, decided to carry out Can ton's orders. When the merchants remonstrated with the Surtax off cials, the latter declared they were under Canton and not Nanking.
The Chamber of Commerce hero has sent a lengthy telegram—to Nanking, protesting against high-handedness of the Surtax cials and we are not going to the last of it yet. Telegrams have abo been sent to Chinese Chambers of Commerce overseas, recounting the sorry state of affairs pre\ ing: hereabouts.
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