Public Debt is at present in Berlin negotiating with German banks on the subject of an advance of £4,000,000 on the last loan concluded with the Disconto-Gesellschaft, says Renter's Sofia correspondent.
At the end of July, on the very eve of the outbreak of war, a German in the employ of a well-known City firm left ostensibly for a week: end holiday, and never returned. This self-same man has been captured in the trenches by a fellow-employee.
Cerrency notes of the value of 10s. are to be of a new design, but the notes of the original design will continue t> be legal tender. The new notes are rectangular, and measure 5 7-16in. by 3 J-16in. They are printed in red upon a white paper.
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