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TARIFF REFORM.
GOOD WHISKY MELLOWED THE FORTHCOMING CHINESE
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ANCHOR BRAND
CONFERENCE.
The draft of the National. Tarifi Regulations, which, were drawn up
TUESDAY, OCTOBER
ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.
CHARGE AGAINST MANAGER
OF GETZ BROS.
The serious charge of fraudu lently embezzling the sum of
1925
SIR HARI SINGH.
Kashmir Succession",
Discussed.
Discussing tho Kashmir succes-
by the Minister of Finance and thy | 613,400 was 'preferred against J. Minister of Agriculture and ComE Atherley, manager of Getz Bros. sion and the doubts that are mnice, was submitted to the National Co., Hangkong, before Mr. S. B. Breported to have arisen concern- Advisory Council (Tannchengyusa) McElderry at the Central Magising it, an article in the Times of yesterday. It is intended that there tracy yesterday afternoon,
Sept. 24th. says thoso hest quali»' regulations shall comes into force
D. H. Blake appeared for the Bed to judge hold that Sir Häri as soon as tari autonnny ix Fest
prosecution, while the defendant- ed in China,
was represented by Mr. A. E. Hall. Mr. Blake applied for an adjourn- ment in order to amend the charges against the defendant.
The regulations are sixteen in manaber. The chief points in them are as Tollows
Article 1-Goods from foreign countries are to be taxed in ueco face with these regulations.
Article --Apart from wine, to bacco and geods of similar nature, the highest rate of import tax will be 40 per cent and the lowest 7 per
cent.
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Article ---Gouls will be valued for taxationegriling to, their average price dating the preending
year
| Article 4-The value will be
timated according to the wholedte of the goods on arrival in pries China.
Article -- When countries, lave a Most Favoured Natkar Agreement with China, the duties will be fixed; Inccordingly.
His Worship said that he would adjourn the case till Thursday next, "Mr. Hall raised an objection to the adjournment and said that the prosecution should have been fully prepared on the day of the defen dant's arrest. It was very incon- venient for his client to be In gaol without ball, as it made it difficult for him to be interviewed.Hel Mr. Hall) was hoping to submit, after the prosecution had opened their case, that it was a case for the Civil Court, and he was still of the same opinion.
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Mr. Blake said that he had gone, into the ease and was, afraid that he did, not agree with his friend
His Worship anid that the ques- tion of the car being a civil claim should have been considered pre- goods,viously, and fixed the hearing for
Wednesday morning, and Thurs day and Friday afternoons.
Articles--If any country disch minute against Chinese China may apply retaliatory sitios towards flat seahṭty.
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Mr. Hall asked his worship to reconsider the question of bail, which was previously fixed at. $20,000..
II' Worship said that he did not think he could allow bail for a sum less than that, and on being informed by Mr. Blake that the amount involved would be found lo Le higher, his Worship remanded the defendant on the same bail.
THE CUSTOMS CONFERENCE.
CHINESE, WAR MINISTER
Singh is best qualified to reign.
"He may have bought his ex- perience dearly, but he has won many friends both in India and Britain, and it would be unfortu nate if official or roligious dis approval of his youthfal errors should prevent his succession to the throne.",
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Estimates
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fra Cataloghres ign business houses Office announce that the Chinese
(h) Native goods phich had beWar Minister had an audience
expawted
within a
and re-imported
three with the Prince Regent on Wednes period of years without my alteration. day and is returning to China on Thursday. Officin circles, con- (gs Goods Shipped from China but
bright back through ship sider his continued stay indientes either that the civil war is not wreck,
Article 10-The following guns which have been imported for re export within one year shall be free of duty, but must pay a guarantee depsit on arrival:
(a) Goods imported for increnssil
industrial efficiency.
(b) Gonds imported for repairing
purposet
(e) Goods imported for scientific :
Juices
(d) Guds imported "for experi
mental purposes
regarded as dangerous or that it is Peking's desire to feassure the people regarding the Customs Conference-Reuter...
THE NORTHERN SITUATION,
FUNDS FOR WU PEI-FU.
Hankow, October 25.-The local Article 11-The following goods Chinese organisations are report- are prohibited from importation:-ed to have agreed to raise a loan (Opiun, puppy, and other poisenons of $1,000,000 to be used for Wu drugs, salt, counterfeit coins and Pei-fu's northern expedition.-. banknotes, books pictures and other Renter literatne which are opposed to public morals or social order,
Article 12-Arms and ammonition japart from there bought by the Governmen are prohibited from in- juist,
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Article "---Chemicals used in the production of ammunition and ex plosives are prohibited from import unless under special Government permit.
Article 15-Thes: regulations will The put into operation by mandate.
Article 18-On the day that these regulations are promulgated, the National Tariff Regulations which were put into force on December 27, 1917, will be declared null nad void, It is understood that a Table will
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By Blosser
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A COMPLETE FOOD FOR INFANTS
FROM BIRTH...
WATCH THE CHILD GROW.
GEE-KOMIL GIVE ME
A SPANKIN' WHEN SHE SEES ALL TH PAINT, ON MY, WAIST-
CH WELL, WHAT HAS
TO BE JUST HAS TO
BE THASS ALL!
GOOD GRIEF!! How DID YOU COME TO GET THAT
BLACK PAINT ON
YOU, FRECKLES?
WHY, I WAS LEANING OVER WALLACE'S FENCE † LOOKIN, AT WILLIE
MORÍN, 15
-GARDEN —
BUY WILLIE HAS A BIS SIGN UP-WET PAINT- I SAW IT MYSELF.,
I SAW THAT-BUY EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT
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