Peking Appealing to Provinces rake it Om Peking, May 2.
In response to protests frequent ly lodged by the British and American Ministers to Peking against the imposition by local provinces of the tax on cigarettes, the Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs, as a result of " consulta-the Premier, Mr. Sun to-day wired to all pro: vines concerned requesting them to stop the imposition of the tax. Eastern News Agency, Peking, May 6, In order to obtain first-hand formation regmding the collection of the cigarette taxes in Kiangsu, Dr. Wellington Koo has sent the chief of the Cigarette Department, Mr. Hsu, to make personal investiga. tions and report to the Waichiaopu, [Reuters Pacific Service.
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