Tientsin, June 2.
Refusing to pay the Hopel-Charhar Political Council monthly taxes on cigarette sales in North China, which fare at present being remitted to Nanking, the British-American Tobacco Company to-day was threaten with closure of their factories by the Council, The amount involved a month is approximately $1,000,000, "Tt was intimated that the Council would seek to prevent further sales of the company if it continues {o refuse the Gemarded payment.
It is believed" that the demand points (o an effort at complete tax autonomy in North China—United Press, the Chinese currency system, Sir [Frederick voiced his belief that such stabilization would ineresse China's purchasing power, thus benefitting other nations—Domne
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