Hankow, Sept. 27.
The Wo-lan Branch of the Political Council of the Kuomintang held a meeting of its finance committee to-night, when it was decid (2) That the ofietal exchange of the notes of the Central Bank, the Bank of Communteations, and the Bank of China be fixed at 20 silver vents per one yuan, and that of the treasury bonds at 10 been an eventful your fo' sri. The flooded condition the river in July and August checked the regular running of the steamers and prevented full ad-taken of the! conditions which. were, eigning at the time. In Septe ber, owing to the "Wanhsien incident," which is too well-known need reporting here, the port's trade fell to a minimum, and throughout the Inst quarter of the' year frequent interference with and mnspersion of shipping took. place. in consequence of movements of troops to [chang and their subsefanent withdrawal from that place.
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