A gloomy twilight one evening this week suddenly turned into a bright golden brilliance, A xush was made on drug stores and vegetables, stalls by many Chinese, Who thought that something uncanny would happen. Sonie rain fell, but superstitious people insisted "that this was only another sign; it [brought sickness, they said, and the future health prospects would not be ood. There was a preventive, however, and a.little green cabbage, tome every and x piece of sweet boiled into.a.soup swould render the drinker immune from pestilence. The Sanitary Board lid not take this warning to heart, nor much impressed, Yet the vegetable Stalls did: argood business that tg} Mobacco Company's Troubles the Nanyang Brothers obacen Gon isine?s is -not going arell with
any, Ltd.y-and some.200 women in the leaf-picking department of the company's factory have been die. missed. "The women were paid -off and told that their services no longer were required. The company, it is understood, has not been doing. business during the last aix months and finds it necessary to reduce the staff. Another report says that the comPany has installed new machinery which will reduce the ame hand labourers, The discharged women were much and threatened to call a trike among-their fellows, A delegation called on the management, Fequesting that "the discharged workers be re-instated or else be paid one month's wage in lieu of. notice. "All the management could do swas to promise to forward the Tequeat to: the Shanghai office. numerous systems, all of which were contrary to the principles economics, These new systems were Primarily responsible for the financial crisis in the Nationalist Govern almost cotised bankruptey of public finances. The Government looks upon the financial enterprises as Sts subordinate oes from which incessantly applies for "money.
situation has developed to buch 4 stage that commerce is continuous ly becoming worse and a great danger to the future of the country can be easily foreseen. Being: patriotic omgantzations we did on Dest to assist the Government nancially and at the same time uphold public finances. We expected that after the military operations had subsided somewhat we would be able to take a rest and recuperate -out finances. Unfortunately Bfinistor Koo has taken this extraordinary step thereby: injuring all financial enterprises. We extremely regret this. Accordingly we have despatched a telegram to the Nationalist Government in Nanking requesting immediately dismiss Minister Koo from his office. We now request your government to reopen the banks ud shops and release their delegates.
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