Special Tariff for Goods Produced by Chinese Communist in Kiangs! Province.
Japan, the report intimated, tent support to the Chinese in their anti= Fed: campaign in order to protect the ante of the Jepanese position Manchuria in the event of hostilities with the Soviet Union.
Peking, Aug. 18, A number of Chinese Customs officials arrived here to-day in con nection with the opening of Customs Houses at a number of passes in the Great Wall, Japan has further strengthened her position of predominance in the. Pat East since the "hands off China declaration which aroused. such prompt ud. vigorous repercussions in capi itis the world over.
'The Japanese position' was especially benefitted by the conclusion of the arrangement with Nanking pro-yung for through trate-on the Pe-King-SMukden Tullway, the' Foreign Policy Association said.
Nanking also has given Japan prefferential treatment in recent" tariff changes, the report. declared.
The reduction. in Chinese. tariff rales" on Japanese "goods "was con: trasted in the report with the sharp Increases' in mary products, which Europe and the United States supply, the Foreign Policy Association as: Sena that some of thave contrasts United Press evocative The first Customs Howe to be laponed will be at "Kupelkou, on August 22, which will be followed by the opening of others at Hsifengkou, Lenghou, Siysankou, Yiyuankou and Chiehlingkcou on September 1. It is stated that foreign goods will be subjected to Chinese Maritime Customs rates, but goods produced in 'Manchuria' by Chinese will charged under a special tariff. Outgoing Chinese goods will not be subject to duty, likewise foreign goods on which Chinese Customs duty has been paid "elsewhere
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