Result of Dr. Sun's Death: Coincidence of Holidays -Allows Funds to Be Secured Canton (despatched from Hongkong), Mar. 18.
Upon the death of Dr. Sun Yat~ sen, the several agencies of the Kuomintang Central Bank of Canton in Canton city were rushed by holders of Central Bank notes, demanding redemption.—From' two o'clock in the afternoon to nine in the evening, the eight agencies in tthe city were surrounded by persons anxious to have their notes exchanged into specie, a privilege accorded by the Bank in order to its notes, which were not The Bank has issued so far only '$800,000 of the $5,000,000 printed, The notes bear a likeness of De, Sun in the centre, The Bank was able to meet all the demands by taking some little time to redeem the notes and thus enabling the officers of the Bank to assistance elsewhere, By closing on March 13, out of respect to Dr. Sun, and continuing to sus operations on the next two. di which were regular bank holidays, the Bank was able to avert further rushes.—Reuter's Pacific Service,
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