London vid Bombay, 14th January.
It is stated at Washington that China has suggested, that if the} Powers insist on the indemnity being paid on the gold basis, she should be allowed to collect the Customs on the gold basis. The United States replied, that she, having agreed to the payment on the silver basis, was unable to assent to this proposal. Great Britain has proposed a reduction of the amount of the instalments by a prolongation of the present period of: forty " years in Reuter.
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