Peking, July 21.
In connexion with a statement circulated by a certain news agency, the Italian Consulate at Tientsin officially declares that "no petition of any kind from Chinese firms hag been deposited in this chancery of the Italian Consulate, Tientsin, "against the Corporazione Bancaria Sino-Italiana (the Chen Yi Bank), either for financial transactions or any other reason."
The bank requests Reuter to add that it is in no difficulties whatsoever, in proof whereof it announces that it made an important loan to the Qhinese Ministry of Finance last week.—Reuter,
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