Contrary to these expectations, the peaceable Merchants' Guild has thrown down the gauntlet. It insists on full payment of the $200,- 000 which it says has been taken by General Chang and his nephew, the military mandarin and the bank official. If the former. relying on his prestige, declines to pay, and the Prefect of Fakumen is too weak to enforce payment, the case -will go for trial before the. Governor-General. Indeed, it is doubtless because Chang Tso-lin is believed to stand for justice and fair dealing, that the merchants are so fearless. They have a feeling of security in the outcome of the case. Even so, they will have to stand considerable loss, owing to a trifle of $100,000 having vanished from the Bank in one way or another.
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