Chungking, Apr. 25.
The joint petition of the Chambers of Commerce in various districts in Szechuan for the issuance of subsidiary coins by local banks to relieve the present shortage of currency has been rejected by the Ministry of Finance.
"Under. the instructions: of the Ministry, it is learned, the Central question, states, in the first paragraph that "the Minister of Finance of the Republic of China authorizes the registration of the International Sav-
Bank of China, the Bank of China and the Farmers Bank of China are now transporting large quantities of subsidiary coins to Szechuan—Central ings Society, and, in accordance with News.
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