Nanking, Jan. 13, Acting upon instructions of the Executive Yuan, the Ministry of Industry, in a circular order to the various organs and factories concerned throughout the country, notifies that February 1 has been designated by the National Government as the date for the enforce-tment of the Factory Law—Kuo Min, The Chamber of Commerce filed a protest against the seizure, The Treasury office answered that while skin had been abolished some old taxes, including the fortress tax, still existed. However, they decided that the goods should first be released and the matter adjusted afterwards.
Jan, 17.
The Kusiigtung Government is attempting to continue collection of part of the likin tax as provincial It is officially announced that the fortress tax has not been abolished and 72 hongs'are already paying a year's imposition in advance Reuter.
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