CUSTOMS, Peking, Aug. 3.
Mr. J, W. Stephenson, the Acting Inspector-General_ of the Chinese Maritime Gistoms has refused the request of the Chinese Governmient: to make the customs surplus. funds security for the flotation of a public loan to the to the amount of $20,000,000, —Toho.
But the bankers say that they could not possibly Moat a loan ea uch prospects, even with Sir Francis Aglen's' patronage.
They are much influenced also by rumours of an impending Kuomin: chun counter-attack, which would synchronize withthe Cantonese. Hupeh, and, thrive fore, doubt the, resumption of the tavift conference with this Govera the prospective loa) impossible anyway. approval of certainly
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