Peking, Feb. 3.
Mr, Wu Chen, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, has submitted a proposal to Generalissimo Chang Teolin regarding the Customs question. The substance of the proposal is:—The 28 per cent, sur-tax shall be abolished, and instead the imposition of 124 per cent.
tax be put into effect.
2—The 12h per cent, tax shall be collected at the Custsoms houses, A Commission shall organized in order to draw up a statutory tariff, and the Commission shall meet Shanghai to discuss the matte Cistoma tant autonomy shall putin operation as from Sanuary, 1929.
In this respect, it la learned that Edwards, the Acting Tnopector-General of the "Chinese Baritime Castoms has adviced the Peking Government to effect an agreement between the Northern and Southern Governmenta and_also to seek understanding with the foreign Powers concerned, prior to. the txecation of the above-mentioned lan.
Mr, Edwardes, i is understood, will take charge of the task of {Meeting an understanding with the Nanking Government, while Bess.
Chen, Yen Kuling and Chow Chinan-ching are now endeavouring to secore an understanding with the Ministers of the Powers concerned.
it'iw ttatel in Chinese elves that "Britain, America, France, Italy andthe Netherlands have Already expressed their approval the Chincee plan—Toho.
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