Show CUSTOMS CUSTO iS DUTIES TO REPLACE LIKIN Change Chanse in the Form of Taxation Officially Officially Officially Of Of- Promulgated in the Chinese Empire The O.-The The Gazette Ga- Ga I Ga-I PEKING Friday Aug 29 zette today publishes an edict abolishing abolishing abolish abolish- ing InS the likin stations throughout aboliSh I the Chinese empire It was accompanied b by a a. declaration that In the negotiations negotiations I for the thc new commercial treaties with foreign States an understanding has lias been reached for an increase of oC the import and export duties and that the Ministry of oC Finance Is authorized d to set apart a proportion of the surplus re receipts receipts re- re resulting from the Increased d duties du rift ties in place of the likin which shall be paid over Iver to each provincial Government Gov Gov- I I |