New Levy in Many Cases Higher than the Old Chefoo, Sept, 19, The Shantung Provisional Government, having closed the Goods Tax Office, have opened a new organ named the Shantung Local Goods Consolidation Levy.
Local business is at a standstill, merchants refusing to ship or to take delivery of goods, It is understood that this now levy is in many instances—much higher than the old goods tax; also it must be paid again when the goods are transhipped to or received from the hinterland:
Mupinghsien and Fushanshien are exempt from the inside levy.
Merchants are strongly protesting through the Chambers of Commerce—Reuter,
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