Loyang, June 26, 'The National Government, in' a mandate issued yesterday, officially relieved Mr, Quo Tai-chiy newly appointed Minister to the Court of St. fames, from his post as Politicial Vice-Mtinister of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Hsu Mo, Administrative Vice: Minister, succeeds to Mr. Quo's po: while Mr, Lin Chung-chieh becomes [Administrative Vice-Minister—Kuo In connection with the loan which the Board of Trustees for the Brit ish Boxer Indemnity Refund has agreed to grant to the Chekiang Provincial Government, it is learnt that the sum' of £200,000 sterling, promised for the completion of the Hangchow-Kiangshan Railway across the province of Chekiang, will be utilized exclusively for the' purchase of railway material from Britain.
To readjust the administration of the Hupeh-Hunan section Canton-Hankow Railway, the Ministry of Railways has ordered that 'a sum of $50,000 be set aside every month by the Peking-Hankow Rail~ way Administration asa lean the former Line, 'The Hupehs Hunan Railway itself has also been instructed to. retain "all proceeds from the recent crease in its tari' for the same purpose, In both eases, the amounts fare to be appropriated from June for a period of six months, Reports from Tsinan state that plans are being drafted for tha enforcement of a retrenchment policy in the administration of the iacchow-Tsinan Railway which rendered necessary by the decreas in gramme earnings this year owing fo, the Sino-Japanese trouble—Kuo 'Tite Domestic Bondholders' Asso~ ciation has despatched a telegram the National Government, requesting, the authorities to. lodge a. strong protest with the Japanese Governe ment against. the forcible selaure the Manchurian Customs by the Duppet state of Manchukuo," The writers draw the Governments tention to the fact that the Mane churian Customs revenues amount to is 40,000,000, year and that the Joss of such a huge sum of revenues will greatly affect China's credit not only in so far as domestic loans are concerned, but also foreign loans as well,
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