Fear of Local Currency Slump and Financial Crash Mukden, May 31.
The Civil Governor has issued a notifieution to the effect that the wigton surtaxes of 25 and 5 per cent. on imports will be levied from June 1.
The Panchen Lama, who has spent the last six months in Mak-den, will leave on June 6 for Inner Mongolia.
Mukden is again very nervous} over the intelligence regarding the disasters which have overtaken the arms of the Ankuochun. People are not so much afraid of trouble from the return of defeated troops, but they fear that the reverses suffered bby the BMukden armies will cause the local currency to slump and that a financial crash will be precipitated.
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