Finance, arrived in Shanghai from Manking at 6 pin. on Friday. by aeroplane. accompanied by Mme, Kung and Mr. Jabin Hsu, chief of the Reneral affairs department of the Finance Ministry.
Having concluded his extensive four of north-western provinees, the Finance Minister returned lo Nanking from Sian on Thursday also by tic, After reporting to. Mr. Wank Ching-wel, president of the Sxveutive Yuan, on the conditions in the northwest. the Minister took an aeroplane Me for Shanghai on Friday afternoon.
Many protests against the nowly-enforced Customs import tariff wilt addition to. the from "Shanghai Chinese merchants who declare the reduction the Import duly on cotton foods, etc, will adversely attest? the domestic iretustry, merchants of other Forls have also filed petitions for the revision of the import duties.
Japanese joined the opposition to the new import tariff when the Japanese Cotton Mill-owners Asso~ ciation met on Thursday and decided to present a petition to the Ministry of Finance in Nanking asking for cancellation of the present duties on imported cotton and a return (o the old rates.
Mr, Strickland is keen to start radio lake between villages, on agricultural and ectal questions. "These have had marked success in India and Palestine, Mr. Strickland will Teelure Nanking: and elsewhere, but he. aims chiefly at practical work in the vite lages. and hopes for Chinoge volun {ors to assist him, ae in the famous Tinghsien experiment,
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