Hongkong, Sept. 1.
The Governor-in-Council has ordered that the prohibition of exporting coin and banknotes shall cease to have effect and force from September 1, This action will remove much inconvenience to travelers leaving Hongkong, and will eliminate a ground of complaint from Canton, Under this regulation, no person is allowed to take from the port more than $5 in Hongkong coins and $5 in Hong-Kong banknotes except with the written consent of the Colonial Secretary. Many visitors in the Colony are ignorant of the pro-Ibition and find themselves in the police courts charged with exporting coins and banknotes. Most of these offenders intended to to Canton or Macao. The object of the order was to prevent the exhaustion of local currency when the boycott and strike: began last 'At the recent boycott conference in Canton, the Chinese delegation complained' that this order was tantamount to an economic boycott against Canton. The Hongkong dollar is worth $1.80 in Canton, while if the exchange were made in Hongkong, the "Hongkong dollar would be. equivalent to $1.20 (Canton money).
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