Plea from Peking and Tientsin for General Amnesty Poking, Dec. 18, The joint Chembers of Commerce of Peking and Tientsin have potitioned the Chihli Government urging a general amnesty in view of the fact that many persons have fled from these places to Dalny and Hongkong and elsewhere, taking money and valuables and impoverishing the district. The petition states that in addition to agitators and extremists many others have fled owing to danger of being accused and arrest d." They have th drawn from the Chinese banks. their capital and the petition states.
in Dalny alone, deposits of amount to $73,000,000 apart from valuables, thus vitally hindering development.—Reuter.
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