Five new taxes have been enforce by the Great Way City Governmer of Shanghai in areas under its control, according to a Chinese report received from Pootung. They are of stalls, "business Gneluding "business done by shops), vehicles, boats, in-eluding launches, and houses.
Owing to the opposition by the: Autonomous Commission in Nantao, these new taxes have not yet been enforced in the area.
With the enforcement of the new taxes, the Pootung regime is now collecting seven kinds of levies, as taxes fon rice and vegetables have been force for some time. Meanwhile collection of land and construction taxes has been postponed to a later date owing to the diMeulty of asse ment caused by the removal of real estate documents by the Shanghai City Government officials and because there is no sign of the start of bulld-ing activities.
According to a notification issued by the Pootung regime, all taxes are assessed in accordance with the old tax system. Opinion was expressed in Chinese circles to the effect that That work best fils one's life, especially work for one's nation, was the motto adopted by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce Boy Scouts on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the death of four of their members, The Corps, with a membership of several hundred young clerks and
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