Nanking, Apr. 28, For the promotion and encouragement of the native match-making industry all native manufactured huatehes will be exempted either wholly or partially f¥om_ taxation, according to a circular notifeation issued by the Native Industries Encouragement Committee of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce Labour. All applications fa the exemption must be addressed the Ministry and accompanied by samples of the produets.—Kuo Min.
'The Department of Customs of the Union of South Africa estimates the total imports through all Union ports for March at £528,020, Against £6,852,078 for March, 1929, Exports "(excluding: gold' and diamonds) amounted to £2,217,116, against £2850,345. The value of gold bullion and gold specie exported was £3,012,017, as against £4,532,182 for March, 1929, The annual report of the National Bank of Csechoslovakia, which the official State bank and issues the banknotes of the Republic, shows that net earnings during 1929 90,875,594 kronen. The bank paid 290 kronen, or 8.59 per cent. dividend on the paid-up share capital, and is placing to reserve 103,379,174 Kronen. For 1928 the dividend was 275 kronen, for 1927 258 kronen, and for 1926 230 kronen: The total turnover was 645,542,614 Czechoslovak kronen, or about £60,300,000. were among cases notified in the Previous month, Among resident Chinese 84 eases were notified and 51 deaths record-There were al: eases among Chinese non-residents admit-{ted to the Chinese Isolation Hospital, }26 from the French Concession and 51. from greater Shan March 1th was the the Birthday of the Flowers," a day of good luck and happy augury, and especially favourable, according to Chinese legend, for protection against Smallpox, so on that dey 15,015 Chinese babies were brought During the month 21,591 Chinese land 77 Foreigners were vaccinated, children, '93 per cent, being infants and young,
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