Peking, July 21.
The Chamber of Commerce and other public bodies in Peking have petitioned the Peking Municipality, saying that the payment of the police and gendarmes has an important bearing upon peace and order in the metropolis, so they request the Municipality to subscribe a portion of its receipts to meet the urgent demand of the police for payment. The Municipality has not yet replied to this petition, which shows the anxiety of the merchants in view of there being no Minister of Finance and apparently no scheme on foot for the necessary payments at the end of this' month.—Reuter.
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