Scheme to Aid Earthquake Sufferers Tokyo, Mar. 19.
Owing to the suspension of payment by two or three banks recent-4 fear is expressed in certain Uarters that others might also fail.
'Well-informed circles, however, are: confident that alarm is uncalled' for ales the Government's "Barth-Muake Bill" is rejected, which is. considered unlikely in spite of the opposition to its passage.
If the Bill is passed, the Government will give low-interest bonds repayable in 10 years to banks which have not yet been able to collect rom firms hit by the 1923 carthy nake, thus enabling them to extend credit' to the firms concerned Reuter.
Three More Institutions in Trouble Mar, 22.
Three more banks, the Soda, Nakasawa and the Bighty-fourth, have suspended payment following, runs caused by unrest resalting from the recent failure of the Watanabe Bank, Two or theee more banks are exe Cine reason although the Nakano scted_ to suspend payment for the
bank, which was threatened with the necessity' of closing, has been saved By the Mitsuibishi which has agree tow ax mush as is necessary.
With the purpose of ensuring economic stabilization the Minister of Finance ix expected to make an int portant declaration tony before a gathering of bankers.
Moreover the Government's rthquake Bill" discussion _of which has caused the present unrest, is expected to be passed to-morrow resulting in restoration of public ce
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