Hardest hit are the poorer classes who live from hand ty mouth and Wwho make food purchases for ans' where from one to eight or nine oonts at atime and itis thus that the unheard-of thing has commenced to happen, namely that even small Chinese restaurants accept chits from, their patrons whilst in eases where the customer ix not so well known, hho is told to pay a certain amount in advance which may gradually be used up. The latter method has its disadvantages however in view of the fact that the lower classes only have a few cents a day thus often deprived of a meal though they have the required money to pay for at.
immediate improvement in the situation Is expected and new ship~ ments of stamps. it was understood, have been ordered ey the local Post Office in an urgent cable to Chung-
Tue Municipal Couneit bus been notified that dur hai from Comm. L. Nesrone, Consul General for aly and Senior Consul, Mr. P. Scheel, Consul Gen~ eral for Denmark, will assume te duties of Senior Consul
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