URNS, Ladybird Puts End to Yangtze Menace Shasi, Dee, 8, The menace to Yangtze steamers of artillery fire from Temple Mill, Minister of Finance and Vice. siderable-harm both to the nation devote attention to China affairs President of the Administrative number of "effective measures") in the Middle Yangtze, is believed and to the people and they have which now loom largely in respect, Yuan, having issued a circular tele-relating {o the abolition of consular to have been effectively removed as been the laughing stock of foreign-both of trade and finance, It is not jurisdiction which gram formally declaring the aboli-ill be made a result of action by the British ers, merely that attention is paid to publi lon of likin and all other taxes before the end of this month, gunboat Ladybird, similar in nature to likin on In order to enforce its reforms, them in Parliament but the news-reports the Chinese press.
These For a considerable time all ships and from January 1, 1031. the National Government is deter-papers realizing that if trade with "effective measures" havi been de-travelling between Hankow and Mr. Soong, in his telegram, says mined to stamp out corrupt preerar East can only improve it cided upon by the two Yuan con-Tehang have been subjected to fire hat all provincial authorities' must tices which have become deeply will be the salvation of the economic jeered by observing two important from the river banks, it being obey his order and abolish these rooted and, in accordance with the situation print every day any sign principles, namely, particularly bad at Temple Hill, 60 that—China's sovereign rights Yexatious taxes from the date instructions of the late Party of improving business. This ex-shall not be miles down-river from Shasi, where een, irrespective of what dificult leader, has decided to introduce plains why the cessation of civil ind that "present guns had been mounted by bandits, Mies they may be confronted with better and far improved taxation war and the possibilities of settled shall be taken into ome miles either side of Temple systems, government are of such interest to Hill the river banks have been after such taxes are done away station in abolishing extra-carrying huge sign boards bearing with, spite of the fuct that the us. Of course the City is concerned The "effective measures" are five! all kinds of Communist slogans and After referring to the National abolition of likin and other similar} with the question of Chinese Bonds Government's repeated orders for taxes will doubtless result in a but this is a subsidiary matter, in number. The first provides that propaganda, indicating in whose Speci hands this section of the country has, Mo abolition of Tikin and othe great decrease in national revenues The following further questions been, shed in Nanking, taxes of a like nature, Mr. Soong and that money is badly needed by and answers on China matters have outsin, Hankow and Canton and Yesterday the guns on Temple appeals for cooperation on the pact the National Government for reappeared this week in Hansard:—Ti that a number of foreigners, well-fired upon the Ladybird. of the various provincial authorities construction purposes, especially as versed in law and ° familiar with Passengers on a passing steamer Ki enforcing his order and says fighting has just been concluded, the Mat those disobeying will be dealt Ministry of Finance, having been Sir Kingsley Wood asked the {foreign customs, shall be appointed state that as their vessel rounded legal advisors to such courts, the bend of the river near the Hill mith according to law, entrusted with the administration
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