'The local Teachers' Association has elected ten representatives to visit Dr. Kung, the Minister of Finance, requesting him to allot $1,000,000 salt tax as educational funds. The edu cational funds in the province de pend entirely upon the land deed fax. Due to rural corruption,. the Fevenue of the land deed tax has. been greatly affected in recent! months.
The annual revenue of the business tax is about $700,000. The main places for collecting the business tax are Kaifeng. Chengchow, Loyang, and Hsuchang. The annual collection, in Kaifeng is about $70,000.
On July 4, three private opium shops at Shanchow in Western Honan were closed by the local government authorities; more than 10,000 Hang (Chinese ounces) of opium were, seized and thirteen opium sellers were arrested. The later are said have been executed by the govern ment authorities.
Yen Hsi-shan Quite Well Gen. Hsu Yung-chang, chairman of the Shanst Provincial. Government, Gen. Ching Yueh-sul. commandant of the 68th Division, accompanied by several high military officers, passed through Chengchow from Shihchia chwang on the way to Hankow to visit Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, and then to Nanchang to visit Gen. Chiang Kai-shek. According to Gen, Hisu, Gen. Yen Hsishan has recovered from his illness, and has resumed work in his office at Hopienchun as usual.
Recently, gales, hail, and floods are reported to have occurred in all parts fof the province. In Siping, Sulping, Junan, and Lobo, in Southern Honan, and in Menghsien in Northern Honan, a large number of houses collapsed, and autumn crops were destroyed by
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