jer Reticent on Salt and Customs Questions Peking, July 21.
Mr.. V. Soong, the Nationalist Minister of Finance, in an interview granted exclusively to Reuter today, stated that the Ministry of Finance had secured a loan during the past fortnight with Peking and Tientsin bankers, which was in the nature of an advance against bonds secured on the Tiegtsin Customs surtax, for the rehabilitation expenses of the North generally. The amount was $5,000,000 at 8 per cent, interest, issued at 98.
Mr. Soong was reticent as regards the future of the Salt Gabelle and the Customs Administration. He said that the Ministry of Finance had, plans regarding both services, but as the fifth plenary session of the Kuomintang was so near there was an opifprtunity for the Ministry consult he Party. These questions, he proceeded, did not call for settlement within 'a day or two: they could wait till the fifth plenary session of the Kuomintang took place,
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