'The bleaching powder monopoly which was granted to a Chungking firm last year has greatly affected the {interests of the paper' and. hosiery manufacturers in Szechuen, according local reports. Chungking is rune ning out of stock of the native-made white paper owing to the fact that the present high price of bleaching powder has made it impossible for the manufacturers to make any profit, The hosiery manufacturers, who also need bleaching powder for the mal ings, have ppelitioned the local authorities for the abolition of the "monopoly. They threaten to strike if the request is not On March 21 General Chiang Kalshek, in company with General Liu Hsiang, offered sacrifices in the Bult Temple to the patriotic revolution aries who had died in the defence.of their country. Sacrifice was also offered in memory of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen at Wu Fu Kung, The Szechuen Provincial Gover ment -on March 17 issued an ord for the remission of the Land Tax due and not paid by the people previous to the Introduction of the tone year one payment system. But the amount already paid on that account, but not yet delivered by the collecting officers, must be collected by the government "in order to pre= vent same being embezzled by the third party.
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