'There was a bit of a flurry in the Jcurreney business recently, Naturally people wondered whether this "was the beginning of a slump of all the paper money' in circulation. But ere Tong it. was stated on government authority' that these rumours wore fwihout foundation and. the Hunan notes are to be used as usual. An item in the Kweiyang newspaper stated {that some tricky merchants had prepared large amounts of sliver in different places and. than set these }rumours going for the purpose of buy-Ing up the notes when the prion fell, Perhaps this was true; no-one who really Iknows is telling.
The interdict on use of silver curency is not being enforced in Kwel-chow so far as T know. Very likely here will be a lenient interpretation fof the Jaw away here so far in the Interior where there is no possibility fof sending. silver out of the country, 'A'fow days ago 1 saw an airmail letter which had taken 10 days from Shanghai, almost as long as it takes letters by ordinary coolie service, [course the delay was due to weather feonditions, With the intervening. mountains covered with clouds and the Kiweichow landing eld. perhaps Jonly 300 fect below the cloud ceiling fand absolutely no sort of assistance for finding the field and fanding no zone pilot would take off from Chung king, Airmail service to Kweichow ind Yunnan will be very Atful during the winter season, beautifully decorated and' v.0 theatre|- hall wag used for the oficial opening. the presidium sitting at a table on the stage. Speeches were made by the
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