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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 1925

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENGY, LTE

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Address: 2, Queen's Buildings.

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TAXES ON FOREIGNERS IN CHINA.

AUTHORITATIVE STATEMENT OF

·

PEKING'S ATTITUDE.

NEW TAXES IF LIKIN IS ABOLISHED."

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

Hongkong Bank

Dec 17, 1925.

$1,075 sol, £125 nout.

Dog Louden.. Chartered Bank........ Mercantile Bank, A. & B.

Do

P& O. Baak East Asia Bank Caton Luracce.

PEKING, December 10th. The following is the gist of the Chinese Government's announcement concerning | Ohia Uniorwriter.

the imposition of taxes on foreigners Living in China, introduced at to-day's mecting of the Committee of the Tariff Conferenco by Dr. C. T. Wang, the Chinese delegate:-

In the treaties of commerce concluded between China and the Powers concerned there is no clause inserted therein that accords foreigners residing in foreign settlements or elsewhere in China the right of immunity from taxation. Never theless, when the Chinese Government ecme time ago tried to enforce their law of taxation, foreigners refused to fulfil their obligation of paying taxes to the Chinese Government on the "ground either that they resided in settlements or that they had received no instructions from, their respective Home. Governments. For cigners, residing in the zones of foreign

1 nom. ...£2* nom.... C........£10 now.

153 nom. $600 nom

buy.

T

nom.

..$252 bay.

33.5 ho

boy. $100 nom

North China Insurance. Union Insurance s*** Yang sa Insurance China Fice Evaurants Hongkong Firs Insurance 3000 DG... Douglases...............

...$35 vel.

H. Hongkong Tugs... Indo-Chinas (Prof.)

LA E M.. Sleamboats ...523 nori..

..sal.

Da Do.

$38 now.

(Del.), London.... *y sel Hongkong$65 eel.

Shall Transports Star Ferries... Waterbosts.

Oriental Navigations Chins Sugars Malabon Bugari..

on bugs Bengusts Ballas

Mining Ad. Langkats (combined) Do. (single) Shanghai Explorations. Shanghai Raube Ural Caspians Tronoh Mines HK & K Wharfs... A.K & W. Docks Hongkows

Loans

New Engineerings.. Shanghai Docks

97/8 buy.

.361 no.

$16 bay.

$250 nom.

#1 nom

-$49 nom..

$! nom. ..45. nom.

Ala. Si BEL Tis. 20 bay.

Tis. 5.45 nom.

息

The nom.

B/- 0.

3150 nom.

35d boy,

***

.1671 bug..

H.K. & S. Hotels (old)......

Lands Hong Realtys (e.p.).35 bay,, sel

railways in this country,, also, adopted alongkols (L.p.)....

similar attitude.

B.K.

Humphreys Estates... Unfortunately, the examples set by Prince's Buildings. itiese foreigners have given Chinese Bural Landsa citizens residing in both foreign settle Ewo Cottons ments and foreign railway zones. an ex-Orient Cottons (old)

Shanghai

cuse to refrain from paying taxeS the Chinese Government.

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HISTORICAL SURVEY. This abnormal state of affairs affects not only the administrative authority of the Chinese Government but the trade between China and the Powers as well. and from the viewpoint of the inter- national law and the spirit of the Wash-

(now).

buy.

$9 buy.

Tis. 114 bay.

85.60 buy.

$14 buy.

HOM

101 sol. „Vis,

is. 3 nom.

Ths. 6 sel. Tis s. 31 sel $10 $10) buy 3151 boy. 35125

доп

BOTI.

33 nom.

Do. Amusements Canton Ices Cements (combined) .......

Do. (old) Do. (new) China Buses........ Me. 10 buy. China Lights (combined)... son zel,

Do.. (old)....$15) nom. (20W)....... nom. Chinn Providents (comb.) ...53) nor

(old) .....

3] sel. (new)...

31.90 buy. $134 Dom. $10 nom. $531

Do. Do."

Constractions.. Dairy Farms Der A Wing (t.p.) Hongkong Electrics

ington Conference, this can never be tolerated. Regarding foreign settlements in China from their historical point of view, the British Secretary for Foreign Affairs, on April 8th, 1863, addressed a message to the British Minister to Peking, Sir Frederick Bruce, stating that

Macao Electries the land situated within the British con-

H.K. Developments cessions in China without doubt being

E.K. Ropes (combined) Chinese territory, the Chinese living

100. Da. (old) therein could not be exempted from

Do. (new) their natural obligations merely on the Hongkong Tramways plea of their residence in these conces

Lane Crawforde.. sions. In the same year, a conference of Mackintosh.... the Powers diplomatic envoys was held For Trina (old) in Peking, when, with reference, to the

Do. reconstruction of the Shanghai settle. Sinceres. ment, the following resolutions were pass-Taxis......... ed:

United Asbestos Watzons (old)

Do. (now) Wm Powells.

(1) The territorial sovereignty of the Settlement shall be entrusted to the Powers through their Ministers in Peking by the Chinese Government.

(2) The said territorial sovereignty shall not be applied beyond such ad- ministrative affairs as the police auth- rity and taxation available for the- Municipal Council of the Settlement. Taking the foregoing resolutions into consideration, the foreign Settlement of Shanghai is vested with the authority concerning only ita administrative affairs and taxation for municipal administra tion, and it is natural that residents in the Settlement, both foreign and Chinese, should without exception pay the national tax to the Chinese Government.

FOREIGNERS REFUSE TO PAY.

(as) (ap)..

$40

30

nom.

buy

com. O cts, buy. $-40 sel. #13; nom. .353 nom.

24 som.

8124 buy. 8214 201 $15, bay $8 nom.

$11 sol.

$5 gal.

$20 nom.

$15 sol

..$14 aal

$13 sel

boy-buyers; sellers; --union;

nom.--nominai.

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"Providents

INVESTMENTS.

L. Crawford 30/200 Chins Lights 100 100/200 Electrics

3,000 Jeramas

M'ka Pindas 300/500 Jimahs

400/500 L. Crawfords (200/450 Pajama

100 Steamboats

100/500, Peak Tram 100.

Un'writers. 100/200 Dairy Farms. 100/130 Lands

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10

Linds

100/1,000 Territorials

60

Docks

2

Ek Banks

50

Wharves

50/100

Hotels

500

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Punggors

100/200

Sugars

Orientale 100/500

Montrics

50

Amasaments 100/500

Canton Ins.5/10

Unions 200 SMALL INVESTORS,

Amusements 100

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HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

[ORDERS BY LIEUT.-COL. L. G. BIED, D.S.0, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT.]

No. 204.

RIFLES AND BAYONETS.. All rifles and bayonets must be return

ed to Volunteer Headquarters before the Christmas Holidays.

1

MINIATURE RANGE.

Range has been allotted as under:- Monday, 21st December, at 5.30 p.m.,

Armoured Car Co.

Tuesday, 22nd December, at 5.30 p.m.

Reserve Co.

"PROMOTION.

No. 779 Sergt. J. E. Hancock, Armour-

should be done according to laws pro- mulgated by the Chinese Government, in a result of international stead of 03

The Chinese agreement as heretofore. Government, however, will for the pur- pose of the interim period and in harmony with the spirit of the Washington Conca Car Co., to be Company Sergeant ference lay before the present conference Major, as from 10th December, 1925. draft regulations relating to tariff re- vision with the request that the repro- sentatives of the Powers interested should give them careful consideration.

Moreover, the fact that foreigners The Conference, after discussion, de Hiving in China are paying taxes imposed cided to postpone consideration to on the land in their possession clearly later meeting in order to examine the proves that foreigners residing in the

proposal: Settlement should fulfil their obligations

11

Dr. C. T. Wang then read two further as regards the Chinese national tax the declarations the Arst of which concerned same as the Chinese citizens do. As for the levying of duties and taxes on for- such new taxes as stamp-tax income-tax, eigners residing in China.

to the wine and tobacco tax, foreigners residing

The first declaration refers within and without the Settlement are difficulties experienced by the Chinese refusing to pay their taxes on the ground Government in collecting national taxes that they have not received instructions

from their Home Governments, with the from foreigners, also from Chinese resid- consequence that Chinese citizens living ing in settlements and railway zonse. It in the Settlements, too, take a similar mentions that as soon as tikin is abolish- insisting that tax-paying shoulded the Government will be compelled to hottie new and reasonable bo and foreigners alike. The financial dif. stitution for the old.

"

REVERSIONS.

No. 511 C.S.M... O: Enger. Armoured Car Co., Noy 841 L/Bdr. 1. Williams, Artillery Co and No. 554 A/L/Corp/. WL baith, Mounted Infantry Co., are permitted to revert to the rack of Privates at therr own request, as from 10th December, 1925.

TRANSFERS.

The following are permitted to transfer as under, as from 10th December, 1925:- No. 511 Pte. D. Eager, Armoured Car

Co., to Reserve Co.

No. 641 Pte. T. Williams, Artillery Co.,

to Reserve Co.

No. 50 te. W. L. Smith, Mounted In-

fantry Co., to No. 1 Platoon.

No. 629 Pte D. MacCrae, No.

Platoon, to Reserve Co

RESIGNATIONS.

The following are permitted to resign

No. 506 Fte. P. W. F. Mills, Armoured

ficulties of the Chinese Government arise TO ABOLISH COAST TRADE DUTY. from insufficient revenue required for The declaration concludes: Conse. their new organizations, and, therefore,quently the Chinese Government declares the Chinese Government find it necessary that foreigners in China, whether resid- from the Corpe, as from 18th December, to impose new reasonable taxes in case ing within or outside settlements or 19251- tikin is abolished. So long as the Chinese whit railway zones as well as other Government are bound by restrictions in localities, shall discharge, equally with various forms as they are to-day, it is the Chinese, their fiscal obligations ac impossible to settle the question of taxa cording to the laws promulgated by tian. It is for these reasons that the China. It is hoped that the plenipoten- Chinese Government declares that for tiary delegates of the Powers will appre- cigners residing within or without foreign ciate the reasonableness of this declara- settlements or in the zones of foreign tion.".

FURTHER DETAILS.

PEKING, December 11th.

Con Co.

No. 993 Pte. W. F. Curwen, Armoured

Đạo Cu

No. 393. Spr. 6. Longhold, Engineer

Co.

SINGAPORE RUBBER QUOTATIONS,

Messrs. Carroll Bros. inform us that

they have received cable information that the Rubber market is dull and giving the following quotations and dividends declared:-:

RUBBER PRICES.

Hongkong, December 17th.

Allenbyg

Alor Gajahs Ayer Moleks Ayer Panas Balgownies, Bassetts Brogas

Bukit Jelotongs

Indragiris

Jerams *Jimahs Kedahs

Kempas

83.90

1.60

3.78

17.00

6.50

2.10

2.05

1.70

Bukit Katils .......

1.80

Changkat Serdangs

11.00.

Connemaras

3.95

Glencalies

3.00

11.50

1.80

3.00

5.10

12.00

Kuala Sidims

4.50

Lunas

13.50

Malaka Pindas

4.05

Malakoffs

8.95

Mandai Telongs

1.,20

Mayfields

15:00

New Craigeleas

2.75

5.75

17.25

18.50

·1.95

Sandycrofts

$.50

Scudaia

4.50

Sungei Bagans

6:00

33.50

Tambalaks

1.90

18.50-

3.75

5.85

New Serendahs Nyales...... Pajams Punggors.

Tapaht

Teluk Ansons

United Malaccas

Utan SimpanS

DIVIDENDS.

Interim-Mentakabe, 10 per cent.; Teluk Anson. 5 per cent.

Final:-Alor Gajahs, 15 per cent,; Fajam, 15 per cent. and 5 per cent. in-

terim

Messrs. Benjamin & Potta have received a cable from their Shanghai Office in- L. D. JOLL, Captain,

timating that, Anglo-Dutch Co. have de- Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C.clared a 3rd interim dividend of 20 cents," railways in Chinese territory should fulfil The second declaration, which was re- their tax obligations the same as Chinese, ceived with general satisfaction by the

Hongkong, December 19th, 1925.

making 55 cents for 1925. and hopes that all the delegates of the foreign delegates as constituting the first

NOTICES... Powers present at his meeting will con-step towards the abolition of likin, stated sider this announcement fair and reason that the Chinese Government was pre

-All men in the British Empire wear- able.-Bastern News Agency:

pared in three months after the close of ing the King's uniform on Christmas the conference, to relinquish the right Day, 1014, were eligible to receive Her to levy the existing export duty on Royal Highness the Princess Mary's native goods not destined for ex- Important proposals considerably, exportation abroad and the coast trade Christmas gift box. tending the scope of the Tarif Confer- duty, and that, hereafter export duty will Any such member, who has never ra ence discussions were placed before' Com- not be levied on native goods shipped ceived the gift, should send in his name mittee II. this morning by the Chinese from one Chinese port to another. In to the Adjutant without delay. delegates

order, however, to prevent such goods-The Artillery Challenge Cup, pre. In presenting the Chinese proposals from being fraudulently shipped to a for- sented by Sir Hercules G. Robinson, was won on November 22nd, 1925, by No. concerning revision of customs schedule aign, port the exporter will be required duties on importa Admiral Tsai Ting Kan to pay the regular export duty at the 1 (City) Section, Artillery Company, suggested that inasmuch as the Confer first port and secure a drawback Cert Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps. ence had unanimously recognised China's ficate on the production of which the right to tarif autonomy and had provided that it should be enforced from January lat, 1920, it went without saying that from that date the valuation of commodities (Continued on next column.)

amount paid will be refunded upon the re-importation of the goods into the second port, it being understood that this arrangement dose not apply to. native goods exempt from export duty-Reuter Pacific Service,

The Lugard Cup, presented by Sir F. J. D. Lugard for shooting at unknown ranges, was won on December 8th, 1925, by the Mounted Infantry Company. The Scottish Company wore second, and the Engineer Company third.

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