Only $500,000 Needed Hankow, Mar, 1! nulitary funds, Gen." Hsing' Ynor Owing to the shortage of
tusked "the Chairman of tha nar, Tuchun of Hupeh, last night Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the President of the Chinese Bankers' Association here for the accommodation of half-a-million loan until the middle of March. It appears, however, that: the money-narker: of Hankow is not, in a position te accommodate such a large sum of money at thi present Rumour us it thet there are nota few among the financial circles here who are opposed ito the proposal on the ground that the sum thus raised will without doubt ho utilized as military fonds of the northern expeditionary forces against Szechian.—Eastern. Nows Agency
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