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ROYAL DUTCH COMPANY. INTERIM DIVIDEND OF 15 PER CENT
WASHINGTON CONFERENCE,
THE FIRST SHANTUNG CONFERENCE.
Mr.
AMSTERDAM, December 2nd, The Royal Dutch Company has declared an interim dividend of fifteen per cent. payable in cash on January 18th. Owing to unterwunty as to Bäst Indies tikration no conclusions could be made regarding the final dividend in July. The interim dividend is payable from the profits of enterprises Indies.
Netherlands
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the
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INDIES.
Saburi, Mr. Kimura, Mr. Saito, and. Mr.. Shiratori representing Japan;
AMSTERDAM, December 1st. Sir Henry Deterding (the Chairman Hughes and Mr. Balfour, who opened the of the Company) in a speech before an meeting which discussed procedure.
extraordinary meeting of the Royal Dutch Company, said that if only the smallest part of the Government policy in regard to taxation and, export duty in the Dutch Indies was executed the Board would decir the credit basis withdrawa
LITER CHINESE DEMONSTRATION IN
WASHINGTON,
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A demonstration in favour of the un- conditional return of Shantung was made by Chinese before the headquarters of the Chinese delegation. The crowd consisted of Chinese students and merchants ang mented by scores of Chinese brought here on account of the conference. It occurred just as the Chinese were departing for the initial conversation with the Japanese un Shantung There was no disorder, the crowd gradually dispersing after speeches by three Chinese delegates, AN EXTRAORDINARY OVERSIGHT.
LONDON, December 2nd.
BRITAIN AND FRANCE.
PARIS PRESS COMMENT ON LORD
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a tax of 333 per cent.
It is semi-officially stated that in the from the Company. No public issue course-of-i-conversation-with-the-French- would be possible; therefore, no cash Lord Curzon suggested a general settle that the general public, both Chinese and exported from China, subject only to the of foreign individuals may possibly be
Ambassador (Count da St. Aulaire) dividends.
The Royal Dutch and Shell combinement of the Eastern question by means in 1920 minde 200,000,000 guilders profit, of a small preliminary conference con- Ladies, and there was more profit from, Paris, M. Briand, and Lord Curzon, but the larger part was not from the sisting of the Italian Ambassador in transport, distribution, und selling than which should be followed by a full meet ing of the Supreme Council to decide upon a comprehensive solution, especially on the question of mediation in the Turco Greek conflict.
from production.
The Company was not opposed to a profit tax on real profit obtained in the Indies, even if a high tax; but the Com- pany mos earnestly protested against being made a lifebuoy for the exhausted Indiey Exchequer.
ROYAL DUTCH CO. EXCLUDED. NEW YOUN December 1st. The Standard Oil Company of Cali fornia has acquired a large interest in the Pacific Oil Company, thus excluding the Royal Dutch Company, which has been negotiating with a view to obtain ing a controlling interest in the Pacific Company.
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Powers. may be freely imported into and proper rights merely because the pockets payment of the stipulated import or indirectly affected. The world, and in
cussed and is no more applicable than it has been inaugurated and will not bear export duties syidently is on the same particular China, has been led to believe lines as the French Treaty above dis- chat a new era in international dealing to be disappointed. In order to bring peace to the world, the Golden Rule, whether in the Christian or the Confuc ian form, should be made the rule of con- duct among nations
to the case under discussion.
11-This list exhausts all the treaty provisions which have been invoked against this Government, up to the pre- sont. It may be remarked that the wide range and diversity of the treaties called into service and the lack of unanimity, even in foreign official circles (until the Diplomatic Corps in Poking made an officia and authoritative selection), a to what chapter and verse should be quoted, show that it is not easy to prove that this Government has not been solicitous of its treaty obligations.
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POSITION IN PORTUGAL. LEGATION DENIES THE INTER. VENTION RUMOUR.
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treaty, and according to the classification
14.—There is a fear in certain quarters CANTON."
of the annered tariff, the object of a than if China's right to impose a luxury special probibition or special monopoly. tax on foreign wines and tobacco is ad- DEFENDED BY THE MINISTRY OF (This translation from the French text mitted, there will be no limit to the
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
is not official but is sufficiently accurate.) range of taxes or of goods taxed. The PARIS, November 30th, -
To say that this clauso prohibits China answer is that, in the first place, that" Various reports purporting to show The protests which have been made goods have reached their place of destins in treaties as above pointed out so that from levying à luxury tax after French right has already been admitted expressly. that the French and British official against the consumption taxes on Wines tion necessitates an interpretation which an viewpoints are somewhat at varianco con and Tobacco levied by the Canton does violence to its plain meaning. The Secondly this Government will not adopt-
admission дом is nothing new. cerning the policy to be followed as re- gards Germany and Turkey are freely Government have drawn from the Minis signers of the treaty meant that the the suicidal policy of killing foreign customs tariff should be axed and should trade by indiscriminate taxation. China WARRINGTON, December 2nd.
commented upon in the newspapers, try of Foreign Affairs at Canton a not be increased by any charges or sur has often in the past refrained from causing some little stir. Sedate, sensible lengthy official statement. The Ministry taxes (eg the recent famine urtex had doing things she has an undoubted right Oficial: The first Shantung, confer
denents, Bowever, remain armly evi-
it been without consent of the Powers). to do upon representations by foreign vinced that the true keynote has just been as sent us a printed copy, of the state. They did not mean anything else. If the Powers that such actions work hardship ence was attended by Mr. ‘Allred Sze,
struck by Lord Derby in yesterday'sment which wo reproduce below:- violent interpretation were to be adopted, Dr. Wellington Koo, Mr. Chung Hui
speech to the Sphinx Association of
CANTON, 24th November, 1991.
then even transit dues would be consider ment is or can be raised in this instance on their nationals. But no such argu- Wang, accompanied by Mr. Tyau Wang
London when the former Ambassador Isid great stress on the actual necessity to the imposition of the luxury tax, in the violence to the principle already om huxury tax on wine and tobacco of 20 1-It will be remembered that before ed illegal, which is obviously absurd. whore impartial opinion must empathise Furthermore, such an interpretation does with this Government in imposing a Hau, and Mr. Chao Kuo representing
protect the Entente Cordial against form of stamp duty, on cigars, cigarettes, phasized that a state can not be deprived per cent, when some Governments impose politicians' inconsistency and pettiness. China; Baron Kato, Mr. Hanihara and
While not quite sharing, Lord Derby'sment was issued by the Canton Information.
a certain wines and spirits, a state of its sovereign rights by mere implica. “AdmiralTM Duguchi accompanied by Mr. POLICY IN REGARD TO THE DUTCH viewpoint regarding the expediency of anor Bureau and published by the Canton formal alliance, leading circles believe Times in its issue of September 8th last
15. While the reluctance of powerful Article of the General Regulations. that close French and British co-opera-and by the foreign press. elsewhere in for British Trade of 1843 has also bean foreign interests affected to accept this tion remains the kesstone of world peace China and in Hongkong. It pointed out relied upon as argument. It is unneces
tax without demur is understandable and the only hope of Europe ever emerg- the alarming dimensions that the habita sary to go into this article in view of (though, be it noted, it is payable not ing from the present confused situation. of aigarette smoking and picohol drink the fact that those Regulations have been by the but by the retail seller or the
ing were assuming in China, thus bid-abrogated.
consumer), it is to be hoped that the LORD CURZON PROPOSES · ding fair to become successors to opiam 19The 9th article of the Japanese talk of justice and fairplay to all
CONFERENCE.
smoking, the object of this Government Treaty of 1896 has likewise been pressed nations, great and small, that the world in levying the tax; and the fact that into service. The passage that all has heard so much, particularly since the PARIS, December 1st.. cther Governments, eg the British, articles, the importation or exportation downfall of Prussianism, is not. mere American, Japanese, and. searer home, bibited by the Tariffs and Tariff Rules It is to be hoped that obstacles will not of which is not expressly limited or pro- empty talk of diplomats and statesmen. Hongkong were imposing much higher duties on the same commodities. The existing between China and the Western be raised to China's exercise of her Government noticed with gratification foreign, received the tax favourably.
by foreign interests indirectly affected by 3.Questions having now been raised
deemed advisable, to remove possible mis- the tax as to its effect on treaties, it is understanding, to examine the legal tax with reference to aspect of the China's international obligations
3.-One fundamental principle govern- SERIOUS FRONTIER AFFRAYing the case must first be stated with all emphasis. It is that Ching is a sovereign AMIR EXPRESSES THE "GREATEST and independent state and, as such, may do any act she sees fit, unless she has contracted herself out of her rights so to do. In other words she may do any thing which is not expressly prohibited a force of Waziris from Afghanistan olan interests are directly or indirectly. An objection of a different kind is
In a serious frontier, affray near Pishin by the treaties. Even the fact that for overwhelmed a small British column of affected is immaterial; she does not have that the tax is a discrimination against two British officers and as Indians. Both to show authority for her act, it is for a certain class of imports of a particular officers were killed. Many of the rank those who object to her act to quote country. That this objection in invalid and file were killed sad wounded and treaty provisions to prove their case. twenty-five taken prisoners after a four-This obvious principle is found stated, is at once evident when it is known that hour fight.
if it needs any statement, in the Am cigars and cigarettes are imported from pondent, denounces his statements, and Six H. R. C. Dobbs (Foreign Secretary,can Commercial Treaty of 1903; Article 4: beers, and spirits. It is not even a dis more than one country, likewise wines, Government of India) strongly protested Nothing is this article is intended to crimination against foreign goods he replied expressing the greatest regret. to the Afghan Government.
The Amir interfere with the inherent right of China cause there are large and flourishing to levy, such other taxes as are not in Chinese manufacturers of cigarettes and conflict with its provisions." Corollary
wines. to this principle is the one that where the wording of a that interpretation is to be adopted which treaty is ambiguous lays less burden on, and restricts to a less extent the sovereign rights of, the nation under obligation. This generally accept rule of in dubio mitius is not only good law but also good sense, because a contracting party is not to be presumed to have given away more of his rights gnising China's inherent right to levy such taxes as are not in conflict with thon what he actually says.
4.With this premise established, it recognises expressly
treaties. Then the British Treaty of 1902 Low proposed to deal specially with taxes on foreign goods at destination. and specifically the objections raised against the tax beth in this connection a historical note may officially and unofficially in the press.
be added here. It must be remembered 5.--Objections of the type that the thus liking nsumption tax, and other tax is aliegal and cannot be legally internal taxes have long been levied by
WASHINGTON, December 1st. enforced without receiving the consent of
Mr. Mellon (the United States Secre Chinese on both foreign and native goods.tary of the Treasury) announces that the the foreign governments in treaty rela tions with China are obviously worth. The Chinese Government has always up- United States Government has accepted less but unfortunately often seen in the phraseology of the American Treaty. sentative to a meeting under the auspices held its inherent rights, to use the an informal invitation to send repre- Press and sometimes even in official Tha likin, that is the tax in transit, has of the Allied Reparations Commission to MADRAS December 1st. despatches. General and vugue aceCUBE The first sitting of the committee of tons without proof are no more valida per cent, but the taxes after destins world finances.
been commuted by the transit duty of enquiry into the Moplah train tragedy against nations than against individuals. tion have been untouched.
discuss measures for the stabilization of mentioned in a previous cable, was held
6-A more specific esertion is that for been made by the foreign Powers from Efforts have
"LATER. at Tirur. The traffic inspector said that eign goods, having paid an import duty time to time to induce China to compound Reparations Commission will be a con- WASHINGTON, December 2nd.
The meeting under the auspices of the while adhering to Mr. Hughes's tonnage message to congress next week will urga 122 prisoners, but it was found on sub-put transit passes covering them from When Bir J. L. Mackay was commission will be attended by & representative of
It is understood that Mr. Harding's
the identical van had previously carried and half of the import duty, enn take these taxes; but they have been fruitless. ference of international "bankers, and, the necessity of a revision of tariffs assequent examination that the fatal van
taxation of all kinds whilst en route toed by the British Government to will each be entitled to build two battle early as possible. It will also propose gauze. ventilation hold was much smaller interior destination and after arrival a new, commercial treaty with Ching the Federal Reserve Board. "
than usual, owing to being blocked wit there." The correctness of this assertion 1902, one of his principal objects was to ship subsidies for the merchant marine
A MORATORIUM FOR GERMANY. is conceded as far as the words." to an a supplementary to the free tolls for paint,
find a solution for this vexed question. coastwise shipping through Panama
interior destination," but is emphatically The objection of the Powers was not so The police-sergeant in charge of the
PARIS, December 1st. Interviewed by the Intransigeant, Sir prisoners testified that they were givesiputed as to the words and after their much to the taxation itself as to the John Bradbury declared that a mora valuable armour plating and gunmaking INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL food and plenty of water before starting. stipulation which can be quoted to show the uncertainties of their amount. After 1 Germany formally requested it. She had arrival there"" There is no treaty manner in which the taxes were levied and torium could not be considered unless He heard on arrival at Shoranur three that China has surrendered her inherent and a half hours later that the prisoners right to tax foreign goods after they have several months of protracted negotia- not done so at present A unanimous were shouting for water. On arrival at arrived at their destination. It is some surtax of one and a half times, the im- would be required before very long defer- tions, China agreed to accept a customs vote of the Reparations Commission lying down, groaning. He summoned British Treaty of 1858, article 28, and the tion of likin, of transit dues in lieu of John would opposes such a step a dis- medical aid. Pondanur he took water' and found all times attempted to quote, in support, the port duty to compensate for the aboliment of payment could be granted. Sir"
Japanese Treaty of 1808, article 10. The point relied upon in both articles is the likis, and of all other taxation on foreign astrous to the Allies and to the world. same, the latter, which is supposed to be Government recognised that the system goods," the reason being that the Chinese
MARKET REACTION IN BERLIN. so worded as to be most favourable, to of levying likin and other dues on goods this point of view, says:-
LONDON, December 1st." at the place of production, in transit,
Marks on London have improved to 725, and at destination impedes the free cir
BEZLIN, December 1st. culation of commodities and injures the reports of Britain granting a mora The improvement in the mark following interests of trade." Similar provisions torium, produced a reaction on the share were inserted in the American add market, price levels collapsing through Japanese Treaties. There was however, panic offerings. Several small banks lost a stipulation in each of these treaties
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PANIES IN AMERICA.
OBJECTIVE OF THE RAID.
The labours of the naval experts have revealed an extraordinary oversight in the drafting of the Hughes naval holiday proposals, possibly invalidating the whols scheme. It appears that at the end of the ten years naval holiday Britain will be entitled to build twelve Dreadnoughts
NEW YORK, December 2nd..
LONDON, December 1st, of 35,000 tons each, replacing ships A report regarding the Amalgamation of
Heater learns that no doubt is enter the majority of the independent steel com tained in well informed quarters that twenty years old and giving Britain an
panies in America which was under con- the objective of the Waziri raid men. overwhelming" superiority over all the sidération was practically confirmed to- tioned in the Delhi message was Quieta. mavies of the world as the United States. Mr. Chadbourne, the lawyer who The fact that it started from a centre is concerned in the matter, admitted the at least eighty miles inside Afghan will be entitled to only four and Japan essential truth of the report but declar-territory is regarded as significant. ed that the matter was still in the pre- Nevertheless it is not thought that the to ong now Dreadnought. The position liminary stage.
Amir or the Afghab Government was res- will be reversed six years later when the
ponsible. There is, therefore, no reason STRAITS SETTLEMENTS LOAN why it should act friendly relations proponderance will pass to America. The
TO BE FLOATED. IN LONDON discovery was made by British experts.
SHORTLY.--- and submitted to the Americans who re Instantly acquiesced, agreeing that the achoms was more likely to provoke war
than to guarantee perce
A NEW PROPOSAL. It is reliably learned that the experts are "examining a new proposal wherby,
ratios, the United States and Britain
shipa every three years, thus keeping in employment skilled artisans, also most.
plants which otherwise would have to be, subsidised. It is pointed out that, ac cording to the new scheme, Japan will be allowed to keep the Matsu.
THE JAPANESE ATTITUDE. - The Japanese attitude is regarded as the key. While the Conference, is re ported as unanimous in opinion, the American and British delegations regard Japan's insistence of agre battleships as unwarranted, but the Japanese are skilled bargainers and desire, before finally committing themselves, to uscer- tain America's decision regarding the fortification of naval bases in the Pacific. They are also wishful of awaiting the outcome of the deliberations of the Far Eastern Committee regarding China..
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LONDON, December 2nd, It is reported that a otrais Settlements loan will shortly be floated in London.
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS. WHAT MR. HARDING WILL URGE NEXT WEEK,
"CONFERENCE.
PARIS, December 1st. The newspapers report that the Inter- national Financial Conference is likely to take place in Paris, shortly-Havas. FORMER CHINESE MINISTER
IN SWITZERLAND.
PARIS, December 1st. Lon Taongt Siung, the former Chinese at Muralto in Switzerland for a several Minister for Foreign Affairs, has arrived
weeks, sojourn, Haves,
LANDRU SENTENCED TO DEATH.
VERSAILLES, November 30th. Landru has been sentenced to death.
JAPANESE CONSULAR POLICE. Mri Hanikara pointed out
not
that
with Afghanistan.
THE ASPHYXIATED. MOPLAHS.
EVIDENCE AT OPENING OF
ENQUIRY:
A member of the police escort testified and other things. that prisoners usually shouted for water
[The previous cable stated: The Gov. erament of Madras reports that inves tigations so far cast doubt upon..the alleged cause of death of Moplans report- The men were in an ordinary luggage ed as zaphyxiated on November 2nd.
rao. The Surgeon General Eas been in structed to investigated fully.]
THE JONES LAW. INQUIRY INTO RAILROAD CONTRACTS.
13.-To say that not only is there no there are actually treaty provisions ex- infringement of the treaties but that pressly acknowledging Chinn's right to levy the tax in question may be surpris ing but is none the less true. In the fret place, there is in general terms the American Treaty of 13, already quoted,
in
DON, December 1st. al cabled yesterday evoked a spirited The alarming reports regarding Portu protest from the Portuguese Legation in London. which attacks the press corres- ridicules the assertion that the Premier alternative of being sent to Africa. The was forced to accept office under Legation most emphatically denies that foreign intervention is contemplated. and
the
repels the contention de to the existence of motives justifying it.
[The previous cable stated: Alarming ing a Bolshevik revolution. reports state that Portugal is threaten- The news- Papors anderstand that the Powers are seriously considering the question of for believed Frozco, Italy and Spain favour eign intervcation under mandate. It is intervention.]
WORLD FINANCES. U.S. TO ATTEND REPARATIONS COMMISSION.
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COLONIES.
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SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS
NOTIFIED.
LONDON, December 1st. Sir Heary Lambert has been appointed Senior Crown Agent for the Colonies in
All articles duly imported into China by Japanese subjects or from Japan ahall, while being transported, subject to the existing Regulations from one open port to another, he wholly exempt from all taxes, imposta, duties, likiu, charges, and exactions of every nature that these provisions were to come into enormously. Serious complications from and kind whatsoever, irrespective of the effect only when all the other Powers had the failurca are expected." nationality of the owner or possessor accepted the same engagements. So far, of the articles or the nationality of the the other Powers have not signified their CROWN AGENTS FOR THE conveyance or Vessel in which the acceptance; hence these provisions remain transportation is made,,"
in abeyance and Chinn stands in the same When it is pointed out, however, that the position as before. She can exercise hor WASHINGTON, December 1st. Representatives of the Pounsylvanis goods only while being transported," of likin the rate of which has been exemption given in this article covers inherent right to levy transit dues in lisu Railway and nine other companies ap it obviously has nothing to do with goods fixed at 12 per cent, and " all other peared before the Committee of the Ship after arrival at destination, so that to taxation on foreign goods both "in ping Board to consider the abrogation of quote, this article against this Govern- transit and do interfere with Chinese or other railroad contracts with foreign steninzhipment only makes the case of this Govern. can act the Mackay Treaty and similar adin to Sir William Mercer, getir
at destination," and the lines in view of foreign nations, as their 'functions were declaration that such contracts menament so much the stronger.
visions of " control of Japanese, Without full co-opera It was stated on behalf of the railways Rules of Trade based on article 28 of the other treaties based on it, therefore, show in succession to Sir Henry Lambert. strictly confined to the protection and the American merchant marine's success. Government is that it has torn up the operation. The Mackay Treaty and the assistant. Under Becretary for the Colonies -A third charge levelled against this treaties relating to the matter come into Mr. C. T. Davis has been appointed tion of the Japanese police, punishment that in point of fact the contracts were British Treaty of 1858. It must be con of crime in many cases was impozaible practically inoperative.
that the foreign Powers have expressly WASHINGTON, December 1st.. The outstanding feature of today's of Japanese were resident. There were FRANCO ITALIAN INCIDENT duties and transit duca
especially in Manchuria, where thousands
fossed that the argument is far fetched. recognised China's right to levy taxa Engineer Crown Agents' Office, has been Lieut. Col. J. F. Carmichael, Chief That article provided, for revised tariff tion on foreign goods, so much so indeed appointed additional Crown Agent. proceedings is a meeting of the comfar fewer cases of crime among Japanese
濰 Bat it is not that they have been willing to raise the Bir Henry, O M. Lambert, K.C.M.G., mitter of three Mr. Hughes (the U.S whers Japanese police were stationed
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intended by this Government that either tariff from 5 per cent, to 12 per cent. entered the Colonial Office in 1892. Since Becretary of State), Baron "Kato, and than where there were no Japanese police.
one be increased. Mr. Balfour-in an endeavour to reconJapanese police provided protection for
ENTIRE CORDIALITY.
on condition that Chine agrees to ab-1916 he has been Assistant Under Secre 8.Another treaty provision is also stain from exercising that right. It is tary for the Colonies and Secretary to cile the Japo-American divergency re- the Chinese communities, which their owD
quoted in the shape of article 27 of the a compounding of the taxes that foreign the Imperial Conference. garding the naval ratio. "At present each organisation failed to provide.
PARIS, December 1st. French Treaty of 1858. of the Biden Reem inclined to insist upon
In a telegram to the acting Premier article providing for a tariff of imports Powers have in trenties acknowledged Agent horn 1855, was appointed one of This is a long goods are liable to pay. That "the Sir William Mercer, the retiring Crown the reasonableness of its own viewpoint
M. Brigad sealed the fate of the ever and exports which is to be revised every China's right to lovy on foreign goods the Crown Agents in 1900. and Mr. Balfour's role will probably be
The drafting committee on wireless recurring rumour about the Franco-seven years and for most favoured-nation taxes of the nature of the present luxury mediatory..
stations in China is composed of the stating that the discussion of the Armadeemed relevant to the case is the follow-of this undoubted inherent sovereign was secretary to the Pacific Cable Con-
Italian incident which never occurred, treatment. Presumably the
Mr. C. T. Davis has served in the The naval experts, who have been following: The United States Senator ment Cotumission never ceased to be pering: By the payment of there (tariff) right, China way, without previous con- ference of 1900.
passage tax is therefore, a fact. In the exercise Admiralty and the Colonial Office. Ho engaged for, ten days in connection with Root; Belgium-Baron de Cartier and fectly courteous. the details and figures, will report to the M. de Marchiene, alternately M. Cattier;
duties, the amount of which it in express. committee of three. The latter, will then tho British
H. The Italian delegation" gave a dinner ly provided shall not be increased during sultation with the Powers, imposs the Lieut. Doi: J. F. Carmichael, endeavour to find a commonly acceptable Geddes alternately Sir John Jordan latter's departure when the utmost years and which may not be augmented that some countries impose a luxury tax Agents for the Colonies as Head of the Empire-Sir Auckland in honour of M. Briand just before the the above mentioned period of seven luxury tax even though foreign goods are C.M.G., C.B.Er after extensive military solution. If Japan still presses her con- and Mr. Lampson, with Mr. Malkin as cordiality prevailed-Havas
affected. It for example, well known service, joined the staff of thi Grown tention, it is uncertain what will happen, drafting advisor; China Dr. Wellington
by any kind of chargo or surtax what- hat it is suggested that the most likely Koo France Viviani; Italy-Bigger alleged disparaging reference to the China from French or foreign ports and although they are admitted into the the war Col. Carmichael filled an import The misunderstanding arose out of an over, French subjects may fort into or taze de hize an imported articles Engineering Department in 1001. During solution is that the whole question of the Ricci; Japan-Mr. Hanibara, the Nether Italian forrces by M. Briand the report likewis export from China to any country under a conventional tarifi aut post at the Ministry of Munitions ratio will be referred to the five Powers lands-Dr. Van Karneboek; and Porta- being apparently devoid of foundation.1 destination all goods which shall not bo, China, in this respect, is in no different He is a claimant to the dormant Scottish
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gual-Senhor Dalte.
Vontinued on last column).
at the date of the signing of the present position from that of those countries. ** Earldom of Hyndlord.]
WIRELESS STATIONS IN CHINA.
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