Two years ago, when a reshark of Sir Francis Aclen's about the status of the "96-million" loan bonds was deliberately misinterpreted by the Chinese bankers to produce a "boom," Mr. Liang—in his capacity of Tsai Shen (God of Wealth), dictated to his friends and a whole group of banks with which he was connected, a heavy buying policy which loaded the entire "Chiaotung Clique" up with paper that dropped on the market with a sickening thud when it was under. stood that Sir Francis Aglen had remarked that "if he gave another Toan Customs security, the million' was next in line," but that he was fairly definitely set against fathering. any more loan: services state occasion. According to Court tradition the name of Hano Shih-yi was at Ure top, but the old lady no Soorter east eyes upon it than she assumed an attitude of aversion, seized her large red rush and ran a heavy line through it. According to tradition again, Mr. Liang no sooner heard of this than he was fu full fight in the direction of thea Mr. more emer d-and stepped up to position three covernmes stead of one, in which he ely enjoyed usual power ant prestige. Officials in Canton, Nan-King and Peking beesme almost simultaneously aware that the Chisotung influence was planted in
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