Sharp Treatment in Tsinan Over Refusal of Loan Tsinan, June 18.
All the Chinese banks here, compliance the demand of the provincial authorities for a loan, have already paid over sums re:
red of them, but the local branch of the Bank of China, having taken exception to the demand, the provineial authorities arrested the monthly to follow thus abolishing the fee at the end of October—Reute es Hansiens in the north Peking are now menaced fond from the mulltary for a payment of 820 for every mow of ripe wheat before they will be permitted to harvest the" evops they have grown on their Iacd, says a Chinese report. These "demands are made by the troops who have been billeted onthe farmers who are generally mal ing life impossible for the villagers.
ite the high sounding: statements ed by their superiors about sav-people and suppressing the onager. The local Chinese baking association o-day held an!
Wutex ex-President Tso Kun wat Emergency meeting and is now Jin confinement a number of endeavouring to mediate between former subordinate officers filed suits the authorities and the Bank of New Attack on Salt Revenue igta0, June 23, The local press to-da carries an advertisement of the Shantung Salt Inspectorate declaring that the Chies Inspectorate has instructed it to announce that the flotation of provincial loan secured on the salt revenue would constitute a flagrant violation of the Reorganization Lear, Agreement, concluded on April 26, 4913. between China and repre sentatives of the five foreign banks, It is, therefore, not recognized and the provincial authorities were informed by this office—Reuter. against the ex-President for alleged arrears in payment of their salaries, ard other irregularities. They finally took the law unto themselves by dis posing of part Property and enjoyed selves with the proceeds.
General Wang Huai-ching resumed the command of the Peking Garrison these oticers were arrested, among them a chief aide de camp, of the ecPresident, The latter was sent from Paotivg by Marshal Wu Peiefu to the Commandant's headquarters to be tried and banished <imaltaneously. with cthers. General Wang has received orders to deal with this case without leniency to serve og a warns ing against insubordination
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