Manila, Dec. 25.
The Chinese merchants of the Philippine Islands, having failed to induce the Legislature to repeal the Book-keeping Law requiring all accounts to be kept in English, banish or the Philippine dialect, which becomes effective on January 1, have decided to test the constitutionality of the law.
2 he first step wil] be an application for a temporary injunction.
The Chinese claim that the enforcement of the law would drive out of business al) smaj] Chinese merchants on account of the expense of employing a book-keeper.—j Rent ter.
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