To the Editor of the Noxra-Cutxa Day News.
Sie,—It might be well to throw oura suggestion for the benefit of your many readers who live inland with" regard to sending drafts through native banks, An interesting case has just come to hand. On 3rd March at Shanghai a draft for $200 was mailed for Tstingkiangp'u, When the steamer reached Chinkiang the Totingkiangp'u bay of mail was not to be found, which news was telegraphed to Shanghai. The party in Shanghat hearing it, at once had the native bank that issued the draft, wire to Ts'ingkiangp'u to stop payment, and well it was too, fora few days later, two Hunan soldiers turned up at the bank with the draft and talked very roughly because fley were refused payment; second time they tried the draft but were met as before with the telegram which forwards, effectually frustrated their plans.
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