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MYSTERIES OF CHINESE FINANCE
The $96,000,000 Funding Loan.
Considerable mystery stilt sur-
and
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MONDAY, JULY 31, 1922,
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The Tachuns' New Device It is easy to see from the Chi- round the issue of the $96,000,000 | nese press, i one had no other seals. funding loan to which Wu Pei-ful sources of information, that the
50 d bas frequently taken exception progress made by the strong pop m/s
some part of which wasular reunion movement, ha Tir Shanghai actually issued and is on the prompted the Tuchun every / Singapore.
Rodoay where to get together in a leagus Tir Japan Mr. Markst writes Gilbers in the NC. Daily News, It and play against it the onca TF India... is estimated that bonds to the popularprovincisi autonomy idea, Damand, India valko 0 $10,000,000 face vains each hoping through this to fight T/T San Francisco are actually ou sale or for sale. centralization and ensure his own!
* Now Yark./ During the last few day a few job together with all the privileges TT JAYA
i. Tang Chi- Marks transactions have been made at that go with about 36 conts on the dollar, y20, Lu Yung-baiang. Li Hou-Ti Francs Some big holders (very faw havschi, Chang Trolin and many Demand, Paris loa unter half a million to dispose others have suddenly become ad- of are trying to mortgage their vocales of what they do not in! holdings for ten Capis on the the least understand and do not! dollar face value. This offer no care to understand-a federalized
Chins writes Mr. Rodney Giberti one will take.
For the dification of the general; in the V 67, Baily News, public it may be interesting to know what is printed on these bonds, since they are still more or less & curiosity. They read as follow:
Chinese Government 8 per Samk. bonda for
term debts.
Total, $96,000,000. Payment of principal and interest, January 31st, and July
$1.-
Redemption begins in the Second year of issue, to be entirely redeemed in six and one balf years,
It is amusing to note from thei telegram constar tly being cir culated upon this subject that} meat of the high and mighty enes do not even distinguish betwOAD} local self-government, which im.
can
6 m. L/C 30 d. Sydney and? Melbourne
30 d. San Francis
co New York 4 m/s. Marks
mis. Franca
i m/s. Francs................. 7.40 Damand, Germany. Demand, New York 57% T/T Bombay ........ Demand, Bombay... 198 T/r Calcutta Demand, Calcutta Yokohama. Damand, Manila Demand, Singapore. 111 150 Demand, Batavia ... n Huphong
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193 170 116
refundingplies popular election of all mag Interns and Foreign short strates, and províncial autonomy which, as a concept, may or may not imply democratic government. You
bare provincial autonomy with hereditary princes ruling each province, and inter- Preted in this way it would prob ably make a strong appeal to the Tuchons and no appeal at all to the people of the various pro-On Saigon vinces. But local self-govern- On Bangkok ............... ment, involving popular election
Sovereign of all officials. from the haien magistrates up to the provincial Fold leaf për Tzel.....
Bay Silver, ready... 351ý governors themselves, strikes a
form and Bank of England rates 35 New York/London ... 4.4494
Two drawings for redemption will be held in each year.
tobedrawn in first drawing. to be drawn for next tour
drawings.
8", to be drawn for next four
drawings.
9% to be drawn for next four
drawings.
Dates of drawings January 10. and July 10th.
Loan service $12,000,000 for 1st. Jest.
$20,000,000 per year for ensning years from the surplus Salt Ravenue.
In case the said Surplus Cus. Toros Ravenue is insufficient for the purpose, the deficit shall be made good with funds from: the surplus Salt Revenue.
Usas-for reserve of tanks for the guarantee fund required
more deadly blow at Tuchon
privilega than centralization does, and certainly is not what they want but what the people
want
Nom.
8051 7.60
· SUBSIDIARY COINS. Hkong 50 ct. piedes "par
10
par 5
3/10% dis. Canta sub coins 19.9% dis
Hongkong, July 31, 1922,
WEATHER REPORT.
LF IT WERE UNDERSTOOD. A clear conception of these terms, now so amusingly confus. ed in the Tuchun hocus-pocus) which is being so widely circulat ed. would probably put ап The above appropriations immediate check to the move- shall be made from the surplus ment, because the people do Customs Revenue upon the not want independent provinces enforcement of the effectire 3 ruled by indeperdent Tuchari without check from Peking, anil per cent. tariff.
the Tuchans do not want Incall
with popula salf-government election of officials. When the
MA AND 196, Min.-Warning to people and officials both discover. therefore, that they are discuss Hongkong. Coast Porte, Bro. :- ing radicalig different aspiza A typhoon of unknown intensity. tions, the provincial autonomy within 1:0 miles of Lat. 17" Ñ. slogan will be dropped as some- Long. 125' E., moving W.N.W.
to bold.
Th thing too hot
Jul 314, 10h. 59m.-Pressure officials will discover that the kind of provincial autonomy they has increased slightly at Hong- wanted is anything but popular song. It has decreased slightly and they will be afraid to use the at other reporting stations. slogan for fear that they be A depression is shown to the The reader is invited to make understood as advocating local N.E. of Tokyo. what he can of all this. The self-government..
A typhoon is approaching N. As a basis for the future re- writer is not responsible for the transistion, though it is reliable. organization of China the idea of Lazoo, somewhat rapidly, on a For those who follow
& federated union of provinces iW.N.W. track. the mysteries of Chinese Enarce this not a bad one because Chica's
in Goverment service.
Matured bonds may be used for payment of government axes other than Customs and
Salt doce,
(Signed) Chang Hu.
(Dated) February 11, 1922.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24
is probably, instructive; for those communications are poor and the hours ending at 10 am. to-day, who do not is is only bewildering, arm of the central republican 0.3 inch. Total since January which perhaps only helps in our government is not as long as the 1st. 3866 inches, against en single track Occidental minds to arm of the central imperial gor-average of 51.36 inches.
Was. But as a Tu-! ongender more respect for the erment sallow gentleman with the abacus.
REASSEMBLING OF CHINA'S PARLIAMENT.
Demands of M P.'s. The following quaint announce- ent does not promise macb for the integrity of the legislators now assembling at Peking:
Information given out from the Presidential Palace says that some twenty members of the new
EKDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
Forecast.
chua's war cry it is now positive- FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ly iniquitous being used to the 1 iniquitous end of preserving the Tuchun system under another name, and it should therefore be discredited.
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1. F CLAXTON, Director.
Bheklang The woman who shut her bus K. Observatory, July 31, 1922. and six times will probably plead
parliament have lately petitioned the Chief Executive stating that it' is still questionable whether the job restoration of the Old Parliament) is legal or not, and indicating what they have suffered, ever aiace Parliament being dissolved. Beside soliciting the Presiden: for
salvation. sympathy and
he didn't know it was loaded.
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Woman is going to marry the
they set forth the following deman who shat ber. Revenge is
mands. Firstly a Mandate be sweet.
issued plainly recognising their qualification as members of the Parliament and asking that in tha
next election of M.Pa, the eleven
provicces should not select any
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