Hangchow, July 14.
The Commissioner of Finance Sen Er-tsung has resigned and the Tuchun and Acting Governor have appointed the overseer of Customs Clu Zwun to look after his office temporarily.
For the present export of silver is prohibited and parties wanting to buy rice outside the City must! procure a permit from the Chamber of Commerce.
The Banks are charging 1 per cent. for cashing cheques, and ye hear in consequence that not a few are withdrawing their deposits, so finance is a little frenzied just now "What is frenzied finance pa "Financing your friends, I guess.
The Mohammedans have called a big meeting in the Mosque the 16th to discuss a "forward movement.""
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