According to a report received yesterday morning it was stated, soldiers, retreating from the 1 (west Taihu Lake) front, had Huchow, as the result of which the branches of the Bank of China and of the Bank of Communi= cations had suffered losses. Tt was that the en from of cancelled bank notes interview with the respective managers of the head offices of these two banks a representative of the "North-China Daily News" was informed that the reports were quite true though the losses were quite small and could be considered as negligible, Tu the ease of the Bank of China orders had Neon ined to cancel notes in ease of emergency. This branch it was stated was a amall one and did very little business besides the redemption of notes.
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