'A. number of prominent bankers Tokio were invited to the residence of the Premier, Marquis Katsura, on January 26 and held " forth conference on the 27th in the Bank of Japan, The subject laid before them was the conversion of domestic bonds, in view of the increasing confidence in the economic situation shown in financial circles. The Tobio bankers have still to confer with the representative ban-here in Osaka and Kioto. The amount of bonds to be converted will be ¥100,000,000, with 4 per cent laterest, at 95. They will be redeemed within twenty-five years, bat for the first five years no redemption will be made.
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