The Chinese Chamber of Commerce here is in receipt of a despatch from the Tutuh of Kiangsu, forwarding a communication from the Mini: try of Finance, on the matter of acceptance and circulation of banknotes issued by the Bank of China. It states that as reported by Supervisor Wu of that Bank, the Bank of China has opened offices in Shanghai and Nanking for some time, and the Head Office in Peking as well as the Branch Office at Tientsin would also begin the transaction of bank business some time during the early part of August, after which time the Peking Head Office will issue notes of the denominations of $1, 85 and 810. These notes are of the same design as those originally engraved (but not issued) for the former Taching Dynasty in the United States of America, but on them will be stamped the words: "tet! year of the Republic of China."
The Ministry of Home Affairs and that of Communications have been notified of this issue of bank-notes, the Chamber is hereby notified of the same, with a request that it assist the circulation throughout the commercial world by acceptance} without any objection whatever. Likin and Customs offices and other Government revenue offices will be instructed by the Ministi ed to accept them at their full face value. Yaméns in Peking and in the'
619 ig similarly notified ete.
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