Deseret Evening News | 1901-12-04 | Page 3 | Russian Tonnage Duties

IA SOB ij Those nt at 1 Wash Dec ad mil advices nl vices state that the tue Russian authorities at nt rine withdrawn the thc now new tonnage dulls in 1 recently Imposed 1 there on all o foreign r resets mels Hereto Heretofore Heretofore fore tore all nil vessels V paid harbor charges amounting nl g to o AI SO I kopecks per por last In Ii October Oct t erth th the Japanese ship was We compelled to topa toray ray pay pa 1500 roubles l as ls additional duties before she Was s to enter The lime amount was vas paid laId under protest the tho Japanese consul belnA Informed that these charges were acre authorized by bythe bythe bythe the new lIeW Hussion nt tariff The Tha consul then timen demanded that J Jap p vessels bo be declared exempt und undra r ra a II clause of ot the th excepting vessels b bor of or nil all nations entitle 1 to the most matt fiu ta fa ored ore nation treatment Tile The customs l the OUR as m tn Japans favor and amid d the next to enter paid the till usual charges According to received at 11 ati i o a ln number of ot American ves vessels eS sels were required d to 10 pay fiR the tile new flew ton Image duties nt at tho time tInS It ft was expected that would be re cc returned reo turned tUrnell and Amt i n placed named on tho time same t as those of ot Japan