Peking, June 8.
The Chinese Government recently called the attention of the Diplomatic Body to a declaration made 1912 that all future financial negotiations should be conducted solely through the. Ministry of Finance, stating that agreements and foreign loans authenticated by the Ministry of Finance must be referred to the Waichiaopu for formal certification and then by it to the Legation concerned. Agreements lacking this certification would not be recognized as valid. It appears that the Waichiaopu's reply to a recent inquiry indicates that this declaration is meant to include contracts providing for the supply of goods against payment on long terms, as the usual style of contract for railway material.—Reuter.
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