Now, the Customs valuation, of hoods is fixed; they collect their 7% er cent., and are content, But that amount does not sult the provincial tax-collector, "He arbitrarily. values the goods at from 50 to 350 per cent, and more higher than the Customs and bases his tax on thal. For instance, some goods arrived at Kiukiang a few days ago which the Customs valued at $10, but the Provincial tax-collectors decided that the value was $300, held the goods, and strove to collect a tax on that Jeopardizing Generalissimo's Name Whatever iti, these gentry wilfle ly. Jeopardize the: good. name. of the Seneraiisime, "vern Sir Frederick Lellh-Rossin_"London, comes a tribute to the Generalissimo snd. his work that is sincere and uniques and out hoped tha "provincial odals wil realize that that tobe {snot only to's man, but to Chino Nor Is' possible injury to good repulation confined to Gen, Chiang. In {his matter of lega! taxation Dr. H Kung. the Minster of mance, his established & record for resolute testing such as_no Minister before iim. ever Schloved. inspire significant influences "that have mniltated against." maintenance of Mormal revenues and in the face of those which have reduced revenues, Such as trade depression. and. costs and consequences of the antiited analt campaign, Dr. Kung cut the burden of taxation from the bache of the people by millions of dollars, and It's tale to suppose thet in pure dance of the policy Dr. Kung paid funds fo the revenues of Kinnge! to com= Pensafe for the losses caused by the abolition of the very' anti-bandit ax Which ip the subject and. cause Ils article, Dr, Rung has done 50 much to adjust, China's indebtedness remove barriers to legitimate 12°1n the form of legal taxes, that his reputoton is also Jeopardized frith that of the Generalissimo by tetvis sh stove peed Kiang, "Along. the Yangtze iver, the racketeers and the coolie hordes feigned supreme and fattened Trade unt the, Generalissimo was thie to. desi with them, and all forms of this character cileulaed to Senet trade. were promptly second-by Dr. Kung. fs this excellent Stork' now to be' wrecked?
'A xew railway has been launched im the Far East, connecting Volochayevka with Komsomolsk, reports; Tass.
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