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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER. 1; 1932.

CHINESE INVOICES

ADVICE TO MERCHANTS

́ON PROCEDURE

In an interview with Prone ro- prosentatives yesterday. Mr. Y. H. Won, who has been appointed by the Nanking Government to be Chineso Invoico Omeer for Hongkong under the new arrangements which call for the certifying of all invalces of goods destined for China, gavo details of procedure which are hero published for general information.

come full of gaps representing forman unaccounted for.

CONSUL LEAVING.

ITALIAN REPRESENTATIVE

GOING TO MUKDEN

If a set of forms is inadvertently spolled, it will be replaced free of charge on being handed back to the Chinese Invoice Office. If the par- ticulars required to be entered "are too long to bo shown on the space

Capt. R. Ferrajolo, who has provided in the form, the merchant should attach a continuation sheet of been In Hongkong for the last the same size as the form and also eighteen months in the capacity In triplicate, repeating the Kamo serial number as appears on sheet 1, of Italian Consul General, will be and both the first sheet and the con leaving the Colony on the 5th. tinuation sheet will be certified with instant. out extra charge. If a transaction

Article VII, Merchandizo sold to two or

different

is expressed in a foreign currency, Capt. Ferrajolo arrived in the total of the invoice should be Hongkong after having spent 13 Mr. Wen is a native of Taishan, converted into Hongkong currency. Kwangtung province, but spent his

years in the Far East, always at- early yearn In North China, In fact, he has travelled widely in Chinn,

more tached to the Italian Diplomatic except the South. In

In Shanghai, Harbin, 1904 Mr. different Importing rms, or carried Servico; Wen went to the U.S.A to complete by two or more different vessels, or Peking, Hankow and Mulden. Pre- his military education at the famous destined for two or more

thevious to his entering the diplomatic academy at West Point and sub-ports, shall not be covered by Requently Raw military service in

same larolce,

service he performed brilliantly China both before and after the Revolution. He has also held the

during the war. office of President of the Ching ifwa College, Peking, and was later Chief of Police in Harbin, followed by n term of offico as Chief of Polleo-in Shanghal, where he was in charge during the troublous days early thin year.

The new Chinese Invoice Office is established on the fourth floor of the French Bank Building in Queen's Rond Centras where, at the time of the Prens visit, a crowd of office mes sengers was clamouring for specimens of the Invoice form, a model of which won available for free distribution, There is, however.. В shortage of copies of the Regulations, so that it will be convenient to set forth the principal articles here, adding ex- planatory remarks elicited in vorantion with Mr. Wen.

Article 1.

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From the date of the coming into effect of the present Regulations, all merchandise imported into China, above two hundred valued at or dollars Chinese currency, shall be Invoices accompanied by Consular insued by the Chinese Consulate at or near the port of embarkation; postal parcels and such goods as are admitt. el duty free by the Chinese Maritime Customs being excepted..

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Note This seems to require further explanation except to any that there is no fecessity to make out a different involed for each articlo when sending several diferent com- modities to one consignee.

Article VIII.

His cheerful disposition and sincerity have made him a friend to all who had the pleasure of meeting him, and his tactfulness Upon the arrival of the merchandise

hall Joined with his generosity and at destination the consignee present the original copy of the In- ability, will be long remembered voles to the Chinese Maritime Cu- by those who have had the pri- toma together with other Customs) papers for examination.

vilege of making his acquaintance Notes. The pricipal comment to The departure of both Capt. and i made here is that the exporter Mrs. Forrajolo will be

a deoply must be careful to enclose the cer- tied Invoice with the documents for- folt loss to the Italian Colony of warded to the consignee. The dupli- Hongkong, who had for them not cutes of the certified Invoice are both only a sense of respect but a feel- retained by the Chinese Invoice O- of true friendship, cert one is his file copy and the other is forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the end of cach month in order that a check may take to his old post in Mukden, and it place with the original which is col-in owing to his great knowledge of lected by the Chinese Maritime Cus-that particular country that the decision was arrived at that he is probably the only man in China of his nationality actually capablo of fulfilling such a delicate posi- tion.

toma.

General.

Capt. Ferrajola is transferred

Mrs. Ferrajolo will also be re- membered here for her delightful talent as a singer.

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Bir. Wen said the instructions stated that merchants should submit invoices to the nearest officer to the port of embarkation. Under this ins truction he would be willing to certify any invoices forwarded to him | merchants in Macao where there is no Chinese Consul. He understood that it sometimes happened that mer- chants in Hongkong gave instructions for cargo to be moved from neigh bouring countries into Chinn. Ile would also issue a certificato in those cases, unless, of course, there was a

GEN. VON SCHLEICHER HOP- Chinese Consul in that country.

Mr. Wen was asked what would beING TO RECONCILE PARTIES the procedure if part of a cargo which he had certified was short-shipped, no Erenter that the invoice showed a

It is reported from Berlin that, quantity of goods than actually reached destination. He replied that contrary to earlier reports, Gen. difficulty Von Schleicher is still sounding in practice he thought no would arise as the Chinese Maritime the party leaders, and expects to Customs would deal with the nutter meet Herr Hitler and try to per nt destination.

London, Nov. 30.

Notes. As there is no Chinese Con- sulate in Hongkong, Mr. Wen has been appointed by the Nanking Government, after negotiations in which the British Foreign Office and the Hongkong Government have taken "Chinese In- part. with the title of Voice Officer. His functions are concerned only with the certifying of invoices. The two hundred dollars Chinese currency is calculated in Customs Gold units, 119 of the latter being the equivalent at the moment. The foes charged by the office, will be based on the official rate issued weekly by the Chinese Maritime Custoins for the calculation Customs Gold units. To-day the rate

Asked if he had any idea as to the suade him at least to "tolerate" in $0.25 Hongkong currency for five number of requests for certified in- cabinet under the General's customs gold units Certified In-volees that he would receive daily, leadership. voices will not be required for rice Mr. Wen said it was difficult to say

This move, however, lo expoet- daily. other and

cerents, books and

but he expected about 100 educational equipment, etc., or any- After all, a substantial percentage of ed to prove abortive, whereupon thing which is imitted to China duty Hongkong export trade was to coun- Von Schleicher will renounce the free,

tries other than Chinn, although, ad- task of trying to obtain a political mittedly, the bulk of the exports went truce Article III.

to China. If it was found that the provision made was inadequate, arger staff would be engaged in or der to give prompt service.

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of

The Consul shall verify all the items contained in the invoice as tilled in by the merchant, before certification is made. la case the Consul deems it necessary to examine the sales contract, the commerical other documents, the invoice merchant skall furnish the same.

Notee. For "Consul" in this article

the react. in

case of Hongkong, "Chinese Invoice Officer". Mr. Wen stated that in practice it would not be necessary for merchants to produce any supporting documents-only when his office questioned the accuracy of the invoice. He nuded that at Arst in difficulty he would have some verifying the particulars given, un- til he became familiar with prevail- ing prices. In any case, the Chinese Vast Maritime Customs, with their

that gouds experience, would under-declared in value were not a- mitted into Chinn without paying the praper rate of duty,

Article IV.

Ench set of the Invoice forms shall consist of three copies, one original in white, and two duplicates in yellow.

Article V.

The fee for the certification of a set of the farms shall be five Chinese Customs Gold Unfta and shall be collected at the time of certification.

Notes. Mr. Wen explained that un- leas he received instructions to the contrary from Nanking he proposes to charge the fee at the time of issue of the blank set of foring. The rea- son for this is that the stock of forms which he has received from Nanking Ваа 10 is serially numbered and account for every one. If he issues blanks In quantities to firma, and weeks or months elapso before they are all used up, his records will be

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