Statistics Given by Head of Autonomous Regime Peiping, Nov. 6.
Yesterday, the authorities of the East Hopel regime took a number of foreign newspaper representatives on a visit to Tungchow, where they were received by Mr, Yin Ju-keng, head of the autonomous government, who reminded them that: November 25 would be the anniversary of the. founding of the "Chi Tung" control, which covered 14,000 square miles 2nd 7,000,000 people, He stated that the Chi Tung Bank shortly would Dogin to issue banknotes of the East Hopet regime. In all, about $10,000,- 600 worth would be issued by Febru: ary next. "This issue would have as Lacking 60 per cent, In Japanese gold yen and gold and sliver bullion, 'The Bold bullion "came from: the gold mines in the territory, which were 8 State monopoly, 'The' new eurrene) Would be controtied, Mr. Yin said the southern gate "of Tungchow was occupied by troops of the 20th Army. Inside Tungchow, there were about 60 Japanese troops and no plans had been made for their Increase. There was also a mission from the Kwantuny army, comprising about a dozen officers under a Major. In each hsien there was a Japanese who aes a8 counselor, and about six were ai to the Tungchow government, making about thirty Japanese civilian officials in the territory under the East Hopel government, OMciat representatives of the regime shortly would be sent to Changehun and Tokyo, but no. representative would be sent to Nanking.
Asked about the defence forces of his territory, Mr. Yin replied. that ho had Pao-anstul totalling 16,000 men. As regards finances, his admin" {stration had a revenue of about $12. 000,000 annually, including. $3,000,060 from salt taxes, $1,400,000 from the tobacco tax, $1,000,600 from te con solidated tax, "$3,000,000 from land taxes, and $2,000,000 from consumption taxes, The Peiping railway paid Mr, Yin said. his administration thought the Nanking Customs taritt too high, ana, while he had no define te tariff in his territory, he collected roughly a quarter of the Nanking rates. His administration had nothing to do withthe Maritime Customs stof at Chinwangtao, nlatration, merely had taken over administrative functions at Peitaiho and would to make improvements, however, cluding the provision of electric light ud motor roads to Shanhaikuan and Mr, Yin was asked a nimber of questions on smuggling in his territory. He said" there had been trouble with smugglers, If caught they were fined three times the value of the goods being smuggled. His Fevenue from Customs collections he estimated at $5,000,000 since last March, Finally, concerning foreign resldents, he'sald there were about 2,000 Japanese nationals living in his tor> Hitory. Most of them were Koreans, there being only a few hundred Sapanese—Reuter,
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