The Archive · 1926

Ow Loan Rumours in Peking

Bankers Afra id of Being Compelled to Take Up Bonds of No Security Feo 1g, Dee.

'The latest loan scheme by Mr. Pan Fu, Finance, to pleate' the to bankers while share of the Ninety-six Million Loan.

The Japanese portion was origi lly, Yen 36,000,000, of which the equivalent of roughly 18 millier amortized from Salt Gabelle funds, has been paid into the Yokohama Specie Bank.

Mr, Pan Fu proposes to issue supplementary bonds to this, amount} Jand then to ask the Chinese banks to underwrite them and Sir Francis!

Aglen, Inspector-General of Customs, to It is absolutely certain that Sir Prancis Aglen will not consider thi so the bankers fear that the bond: are likely to be sold to them under The American position with regard to Customs protection is regarded by the entire American community as an uncalled-for betrayal anal financial trade interests which incomprehensible.

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