The Archive · 1940

Unknown Powers

People who give false information as to their income or who evade the proposed income tax, may be pro-secured, although ne arrangements have yet been made as (0 what steps will be taken against such individuals, No definite day has yet been fixed to put the idea into action, but it expected that collection of income tax will be slarted in the very near filure as funds are running low and there are few other sources from which to replenish them. The latest will be January 1, 1941, but it may bbe possible te start it before then, The collection of income tax will have no political ties whatever, the idea being only to belter the position of the local Russian educational and charity organizations 1 cost of living is Kiven ax the establish World War been detained by the Japanese navi sulliorities have been released Many the coastal tubs were detained ings to the inability of the alleged oreign owners to satisfy the Japanese authorities of the ship.

Jes yesterday stated of small coast 1 that the for-was purely nomi was alleged that some of the vessels searcely of prices 1 easels Suite able for the coastal trad the coastal xh business was li its heyday. restrictions umber ut vessels were lying port for months, Shanghai Goods in Indo-China Held who have of goods ina as 9 Pest of recent developments in the French decision low them to ship back their to Hongkong or Shanghai. The "shine Sheng News Agency" "stated that some circles suspected that the goods were prevented from being sent here by the Japanese since recently the governor of Indo-China allowed suet an are The order forbidding the goods to be removed was said to have been Issued by the governor last Saturday bout local Chinese merchants were not Informed of the reasons for such a step. They were very" much sur= prised to learn of this since, through negotiations, they recently "obtained mission from the Kovernor to have their goods moved out. They. have telegraphically petitioned the governor (0 rescind his now order 30 that goods, purely owned. by. mei chants and native goods manufactur ers, might be returned to them since they cannot be sent (0 the interior of "tree China,"

It will be recalled in this connec n that after several meetings, Chi merchants ere sent Mr." Tsao Enchsien to Indo-China for' their goods' return, With the assistance of the Chinese Consul General - and Chinese Chamber of Commerce. in the colony, Mr. Tsao obtained permission from the authorities there 10 have the goods moved out, Arrange. ments were being made for shipping the goods to Hongkong and Shanghat when "suddenly another ord issued prohibiting such a procedure, Mr. Tsao is returning to Shanghai to make a report,

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