The morning papers announce that the War Office has decided on the erection a radio station on Yap Island, in accordance with Article 2 of the Yap Agreement between [America and Japan—Reuter's Pacific A bazaar in aid of the activities! jof Union Church, Tientsin, hi realized: $1,000, say that they are digging trenches in the Lo Ma Lake district about seven miles from here. Proclama-
Tsi Tung Bank Re-opened: Cost tions were posted in the city. gates of Wu's Visit by the Magistrate, urging the people to subscribe and give these Ghefoo, Nov. 15. soldiers money to prevent looting.
Shantung Province having declared its independence, the Tsi Tung Industrial Bank, which was closed ting some weeks ago'on the instructions times in the last week or' 80; four of Marshal Wu Pei-fa, has now been banks have closed and some others permitted to reopen. "The bank had were saved by the temple been closed in view of the fact that providing each to carry them past General Lu Yung-hsiang is a this strain, About two weeks ago] shareholder and money was alleged the representative of a tobacco firm to have been transferred to him feame up here on his launch to {from the Chefoo branch. collect some money owing the firm 'A considerable amount had to be for cigarettes. I understand it expended here on coal and supplies was a large sum, over $89,000. He for Marshal Wu's fleet and $60,000 sat in a money shop till they had en cath is said to have been handed guaranteed $27,000, and left, as the over to him also. This has neces-townspeople thought, with this sum sitated a substantial tax on local in money. As it turns out it was!
Chinese firms in order that the only a promissory note. As soon jaunt expended, which is alto-as he left it occurred to some gether estimated at $140,000, may people that if this man had paid' be refunded to the Chamber sway as much money as they'
Commerce. Local Chinese firms are, thought he had, ko could not have therefore, being taxed for sums sufficient left to meet all the paper ranging from $20 to $2,000. money he had issued, and the "run"
Ten thousand dollars of the total' fon the bank begat Tt was raised is to be handed over to the stirring night? 'The Idiers were Police Department for paying police' fon the streets all night, and there Wages and a further $10,000 is to was great fear of riots.
Next day lbe used for the consolidation of the jthe "run" began on the other Chefoo Volunteer Corps. This banks, till everybody began to organization, which has recently bea think "it would be well to get, rid! established, is proving most success"
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