Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-23

| compound, a positive cure for dyspepsia. bilo5
nervous diseases and kidney troubles. For the
and again where everything else has failed.
| assuring himself that the cycle mentioned
| in the receipt is in the baggage car. he
will refund the amount of the deposit. The
| same Formally should be observed when
| leaving Belgium for Paris via Erquelines.
| denmark.
| The duty, ad valcrem, is 10 per cent
| Tourists must make a deposit at custom
| house equal to 10 per cent of the value CT
| the wheel a guarantee that the machine
| is not for sale. See that the custom house
| officials place a lead seal on the bicycle
| The amount of tie deposit will only be re-
| funded at custom house where entry was
made. unless a special permit is obtained
! allowing the rider to leave via another
| custom bureau. .-.-..-
Egypt.
Duty. ad xalorem. is per cent. The same
| Formally exists III Denmark Do not
fail to get receipt for money deposited.
and only per cent win be refunded.
| The following regulations have been
adopted all through Egypt, being promul-
| gated last January: l. New and second
| hand machines imported by pers ons resid-
| ing in Egypt are subject to a du:y of s
! per cent, calculated on their market value.
| if new. and their salable value if they bear
| traces OF having been worn.
| =. Machines brought by tourists or trav-
| elers passing through the country are not
| liza BILE to duty, but the owner must deposit
| a sum. equivalent to the duty calcula ted
| upon as above. receipt for the sum ri!l
| be given, on which will be inscribed the
| name of the maker and the number Of the
| wheel. The sum deposited will be re-
] funded on production of the receipt If the
| II &C hine Is taken out of the country inside
of six months. Applications for the repay
ment of duty should be made sufficiently in
/ advance of the moment of departure TO al
| low OF the. accomplishment of the neces-
| Sary fermelities.
| D. Residents of Egypt who desire to take
| their machines with. them during a tenn
! pcrary sojourn abroad must advise the
customs at the time of their departure.
giving such indications, such as name of
| maker, number, etc, SO that the identity Of
! the wheel may be established on their re-
turn, when no duty will be exactAd. If
| this precaution be not taken duty will he
! charged on the machine Misunderstanding
! the country, unless proved to the sa.isfac-
ton of the customs that the duty has al
| ready been paid thereon.
| England.
| No duty is charged, and the tourist can
| go from one part of the British Isles to
| another without being bothered by the
| custom house officials. No deposit is re-
quired, and one can go from one city to
another without carrying a. receipt or any
| questions being asked. This is due to the
| fact that England is free trade country.
| Greece.
| The duty on bicycles in Greece is 81 for
| each machine. Cyclists are required TO
| pay: /. An active duty of 40 cents, pay
| able at bureau of entry, and reimbursable;
| 3 A duty of 81. This will. however, be re-
| funded, less 81 for expenses. and also
| small supplement if tourist does not leave
| the country by the same custom house.
Italy.
The Italian duty is SSH per wheel, and
| tourists are required to pay that amount
as deposit and guarantee that the wheel
| is not for sale. The money is refunded on
| leaving the country. Members of the Tour
ing Club Of France are, however, exempt
from any duty or deposit. On presenta-
ton OF card Of membership a free pass
will be delivered On leaving Italy. how
| ever. 1t will be necessary to inform the
| custom house officials, who will require the
| member to deliver up his pass. If a men,
Der of the club fails to do this he will be-
come responsible for the amount of duty.
Luxembourg.
The duty is 6 cents per kilo or cents per
pound. A deposit is required from all tour
| iSts though members of the Touring Club
of France are exempt.
| NetherIand.
The duty, ad valorem, is per cent. Tour
lists, however, can enter without having to
| make deposit or pay duty. though obliged
| to conform with the laws regulating cy-
N''A' IL ~ PORTUGAL. d ],
The duty, ad valorem, is 81 per cent
The rules and regulations are substantially
| the same as those in Denmark. The tourY
| list. however, can lea'e the country by aaI
frontier town. and not be restricted to
the port of entry. =
Roumnnia. p
The duty on wheels in Roumania is 81 .55
for each machine. The conditions are the
same as those that exist in Denmark. with
the addition of the variation afforded by
the Portuguese laws. permitting the rider
| to leave by any frontier town.
Russia.
The duty on bicycles in the domain OF
the car is $3.50 for each. The regulations
! are practically the same as those existing
| in Portugal and Denmark.
Spain.
The Spanish duty is 1882 per 222 pounds
or about 6 cents q pound. The tourist en-
tering Spain will be given temporary
pass of six months duration. for which
20 cents will be charged, besides the regu-
lar deposit Of duty, This deposit will be
refunded on leaving the country.
Special notice should be taken of the
following: The importation of bicycles in
the country gives rise to many obnoxious
and worrying formalties. 1t is. therefore.
wise to obtain the service of a cummis-
siniaro on the frontier, or an International
custom house broker, at Hendaye or at
Cerbire, frontier towns. This will save
much trouble. If q mistake is made In the
declaration the amount Of the duty will
be forfeited and fine imposed.
Sweden.
The duty ad valorern fs tx Yer cent
Cyclists have to make asdeposit equivalent
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