Various plans have been contrived by the authorities to cope with the situation, afl of which, however, appear unfeasible under present conditions, when the maintenance of within the every dollar raised in Manchuria by the government. Discontent is spreading among the population. One scheme suggests the issue of a provincial of $60,000,000 to redeem the another proposes the issue of large dollar notes for the same purpose, while a third advocates wholesale repudiation of the notes in circulation, Greatly perturbed by the situa-. tion, the General Guild in Mukden, representing all the provincial sullds has petitioned the overs. mont for immediate succour to the 900 odd business houses that have been ruined by the recent collapse of the currency and requests rigor ous measures to restore it to: its former level, failing which they fear grave disturbances. Both ollicials and police are clamouring for an adequate raise of salaries, a yo spirit being rampant among the latter, many "of whom have deserted, ' In Yingkou 200 policemen recently went on strike. The tramway employees in Mukden also threaten a strike, unless their demands are granted,
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