On account of the strong opposition voiced by British and American nationals and their authorities, the provisional regime in Peiping has postponed the date for increasing the Customs duty in the north which was formerly scheduled to he effected on January 1, according to Chinese reports.
It is asserted, however, that the increase of the Customs duty on British and American goods by the new Chinese regime in the north may be effected in March of this year. Meanwhile officials of the hew regime have announced as their pretext that the proposed Customs duty increase would take some time to consider, as the procedure is a complicated one.
British and American consular authorities in Shanghai are said -to have made investigations about this question and also made representations to the Japanese,
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