Tide of Immigrants into Province Practically Ceased Mukden, June 1.
The compulsory recruiting, during the busy farming season, of large numbers of Manchurian coolies for service at the front has Proved a precarious task for the authorities concerned. Most of the men of the desirable age, between 21 and 39 years, go into hiding feeape the odious service. Atte: same abortive attempts the. prefects, fouring the displeasure" of their' superiors, have resorted to the ingenious device of threatening enlist sons of wealthy families.
These latter, naturally enough, prefer to redeem their sons by payment of a sum of money, to having their impressed into coolie sano With the money thus exacted the required number of coolies may hired." These difficulties bovine cause! considerable delay, the Generalissimo's Offic It is a noteworthy sign of the times that the tide of immigrants that has continuously flown into Manchuri now practically ceased. Whereas the daily average number passing through Changehun in the beginning of May was about 1,400, it is now only about 160—Reuter.
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