Canton, Jan. 26.
To meet the deficit in the provin~ cial treasury, it is reported thet the Kwangtung " provincial authorities have negotiated a loan of $5,000,000) Hongkong currency, from the Standard Oil, Asiatic Petroleum, and Texas companies, According to the terms of the contract, no interest will be charged, but the loan will be subject to a 5 per cent. rebate, the actual amount to be paid being $4,750,000. The loan is to be redeemed within one year, from the proceeds on the consolidated tax collected on gasoline and petroleum Kuo Min,
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