New York, July 2. The Mexican Government intends The combined forces of the Pootou Road Police Station and the Reserve Unit were yesterday morning called to quell a riot at the China Fou Shing Tobacco Company, 521 Macao Road, where about 1,600 workers had begun a "stay strike because of retrenchments, Owing to the lack of proper trans. port facilities, stock had accumulate? in the factory and this, condition had made the management introduce a scheme of reduced working hours, Yesterday, the staff having struck. the Police were summoned when the strikers attempted to prevent a truck from leaving the premises, Mos of the labourers were then already in the upper portion of the building and refused to leave.
The Pootoo Road Station personnel, under Insp. J. A. McFarlane, went t> the scene and were later reinforced to place a twelve per cent. tax on all exports including raw materials, it was announced by the Mexico City correspondent of the "New York Times" today.
Mexico also intends to limit permanently imports by establishing double exchange rate for the Peso.
The correspondent added that the officials of the Mexican Treasury informed industrialists of the plan regarding the Peso, which would be established at a rate of four to one on the U.S. Dollar for imports and five to one for exports.
The plan will have two objects: firstly to compensate for the deficit in the Budget caused by reduced oil taxes and the economic emaciation and secondly, stimulate exports and keep imports down to their minimum.
—Havas. by the Reserve Unit, whose v arrived from the Gordon Road Station. The workers barricaded in, the factory building started to throw objects, including steel spanners boxes and furniture, at the Police Insp. McFarlane was slightly injured as were two Chinese constables and several of the workers. Some damage was done by the strikers to the machinery and furnishings. Many windows were broken.
The workers were finally evicte? by ghe Police and order was restored Last night/the factory was quiet, with a Police Wuard stationed to prevent any further outbreaks
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