Hankow, Nov. 17.
The Wine Tax Bureau, whic! some time ago seized over 1,000 Bottles of wine and spirits from the promises of the Mankow Race Club fon the ground that the necessary taxes had not been paid, has Published a statement in the local foreign press announcing the confication of part of the seized tocks for which, it states, there proof that' taxes have been paid. "In addition the Wine Tax Bureaa proposes to levy fines equivalent to the sum of alleged discrepancies.
This decision has aroused much adverse comment among the foreign community especially' ae it is understood here that the matter at forms the subject of 18 between Mr. W. M.
Hewlett, Br Me Consul at Nan-King, and Dr. GT. Wang, the Chinese Foreign Minister-—Reuter.
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