Canton, Dec. 5.
'The Government is worried because It suspects that foreigners have been paying exorbitant prices for silver, and getting Chinese to deliver' it to them within the native city. So Tong as the transfer of possession of subsidiary coins takes place in Canton, it is not an offence, but, since foreigners cannot be interfered with in moving silver, the Government, has moved to stop the transfer of coins to foreign subjects.
"When Chinese are detected carrying bundles -into the city, and it is suspected the bundles contain money which is being turned over to aliens, they are to be arrested immediately they come from. their rendezvous with the recipients, Such cases will be treated as offences against the security of the state, and the minimum punishment is to be fifteen years Imprisonment, If the maximum, punishment be given. the culprit may executed."
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