Peking, July 30.
General Chang Tso-lin's agents have instructed the Bank of China at Newchwang not to any further remittances of the Salt and toms revenues to Shanghai.
It is not known whether General Chang Tso-lin will personally endorse this action, which will create serious international complications, or comply with official requests im: mediately to countermand this unjustifiable step, The Customs and Salt revenues at Newchwang are paid into the Bank of China, which remits to the Hongkong £' Shanghai Banking Corporation at Shanghai, various foreign obligations having a first call on these revenues.
Note.—The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Shanghai, informed Reuter that they have not yet received any notification of the above report.
Customs Dees ReLeasen, July 3i.
Replying to a protest from the spectorate-General of Customs, General Chang Tso-lin this morning said that the order to hold up the Newchwang Customs revenues had been issued in view of the possibility of the enemy seizing the funds. ince the war had now terminated, he added, the position was altered and he had. therefore, given instructions that there should be no futher interference with—the Customs revenues.
With regard to the Salt revenues joint action is being prepared by the Ministers, specially concerned, but a protest has not yet been lodged. The position of the Salt revenues differs somewhat from that of the Customs revenues inasmuch as Four Powers only are interested in them and the Salt revenues are pledged for a smaller amount.
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