The, procedure by, which the manchukuo" authorities. took. over the entire Customs administration in Manchuria, is well illustrated by the ation takin at Antang, which has been described ax follows by th Tnspectorate-General of Customs: 'A Japaneie Customs Adviser, Was appointed ¢o the Antung Customs Office in March, but he took no act steps until the middle of June, when sent definite orders from the Stanekuo® Ministery of Finance the Bank of China that Customs Finds were no longer to be remitted to Shanghai. On June 16, four avm= fed "Manchuikuo" Police, agcompaniea Soy the Assistant Supetintendent of Police, a Japanese, visited the Bank fof China and informed the Manager thay they had come to guard, the avenue, On June 19 the Bank of China handed over to, the Bank of the "Three Eastern Provinces Ts. 785,000, and informed the 'Commis-Somer. thee this action "was taken asa result of forte majeure 'On June 26 and 27 4 Jo Adviser of the "Manchukuo G ment" demanded that the Eu Howse at Antung should be over to him, 'The Commissio fused, but' Manchukuo™ police, all Japanese subjects, forced the Con fniesioner "to eave the Customs House. The Commissioner, however, Bull" attempted te carry on the Customs work in his home, since eighty. percent. of che Antung Clstoms revenue is collected in the railway area. hoping that the Japan-tst authorities would not permit in. crference within this area, But the Manchukuo" police entered the Japanese railway evea, arrested Inuimber of Customs staff, intimidated the others, and forced th sioner to suspend the Customs Service, Dismissal revenue vas yenittod to Shanghat ati June 7, the Driven Customs
fat intervals of three or four days, but, under date of Jun "Manchukuo Government" gave notice that these remittances should longer be made. When no further funds reached Shanghai, the Inspec-for-General of Customs' took up the acter by telegraph with the Japan fosse Commissioner at Dairen, result the Commissioner refused to end on the Customs receipts on the Section of the Government, of the ound that the Chief of the Foreign
Sapanese Loased Territory had sed him that the remittance of the Customs revenue might severely. affect Japanese interests. The Inspector-General therefore, on Jone 24, dismissed the Dairen' Commissioner for insubordination, The "Manchukuo Government," on inted the dismissed joner and the members, of his stof ax "manchukuo" offices to. serve in thei former positions. Tt had threatened to establish anew Custom House at Wafangtine, on 5 the frontier of the Leased Territory, the "Japanese authorities shoul revert them from taking. of the Dairen Customs. The Japan-jose authorities of the Leased Tertory did mot oppose, the passing fof the Customs administration, into the hands of the newly-appointed /"Manchukuo" officials. They main-[tained that the problem did not concern Japan, but was an issue solely between "Manchuko" on the one hand and the Government. of China and its Dalton Commissioner on_the other, The ""Manchukuo Government" maintained that, since "Manchukuo" was an independent State, it exercis~ led of right complete ju: the Customs "Administr Jtervitory. In, view of the fact that various foreign loans and indemni-
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