Hankow, Aug. 4.
The Sino-British Administration have suspended the receipt of the payment of taxes in Treasury notes and the National Government being informed to-day that unless they regularize the Administration's order for rates and taxes to be pai in silver or its equivalent the bankrupted of the municipality is evitable. " 3 'Aa it is' the municipality has only been able to.pay its way by using the money devoted for public works in order to meet the excessive police fand administrative costs, One single item in connexion with the latter will serve to explain what I mean, Under' the heading "petty leash" approximately $3,000 has been spent as from March 15 to June 30, as against $300 for the corresponding period of last year.
'AIL Chinese launches, including the ferry, have been commandeer-fed in Hankow thi is afternoon for the {ate quick action against General transporting troops to
Ho Long at Nanchang.
Shanghai, Aug. 8
Advices from Hankow are the effect that the workers of Hanyang Arsenal threaten to. strike Vithin afew day if certain cur-Teney dificultien (depreciated banknotes) ate not settled to their satisfaction. The military may, itis be-Teved, restrain them by coercion.
The Municipal Council of - the SAD, 8, extritish Concession, are reported to have requested. Eugene en to. induce the "Central "Ex: ecutive Committee to declare rates trid taxes payable im silver. "The Committee have denied the request. [The authorities. are faced with fi ancial dificalties and it may trike, 3 hat the Municipal employees" will
Eugene Chen is said to be proposing a visit to' Kuling.
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