Shanghai, Jan. 21.
Japaneie white collar workers Hongkew are putting up a united front in demanding that all. salaries of Japanese companies should be paid in Japanese currency, according to the "Tairiku Shimpo.*
Japanese employees in more than 50 stores, factories and other concerns claim that the practice of paying in Chinese currency by Hongkew employers is a "stubborn adherence to old habits and goes against the grain," the Japanese daily declared.
Depreciation of Chinese money and the Increasing circulation of Jepanese currency in Hongkew are threatening fo work a serious hardship on Japan= ese employee who are still paid In Chinese money, the paper satd.
Pointing onl' that the decline and fMuctuution "in Chinese bank notes, particularly in recent weeks, mean a substantial wage cut, the daily said "grave consequences" wore feared. if Hongkew employers take an opposing view to that of their employees. The journal urged every Japanese frm land factory to follow the example of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Japanese Club, which have started payment salaries In, yen.
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