Nanking, Mar. 17, A new coin, the half dollar, will shortly be minted and put in cire culation in the market. The Exe ecutive Yuan has recently issued an order to the Ministry of Finance instructing the immediate coinage of the new unit so as to facilitate currency reform—Kuo Min, Auditing Coureil, 2 from the Shang hai Bankers' Association and 1 from the Shanghai Native Bankers? Guild.
The Rules governing custody of the "Amortization fund shall) be separately formulated.
Article 8. Interest on the Bonds shall "be paid semi-annually March Stand September 80 reepee-, ively. article 9, The entre loan stall" be redeemed in ten years beginning from the 20th Year of the Republic (1931) by ten annual drawings of $3,000,000 each, the entire issue to be completely redeemed by the 20th Year. "Redemption of the principal shall' be made on and after March 81, of each year. The drawings shall be held annually on March 15, under the supervision of one special deputy of the Ministry of 'Com munications and one representative each from the Ministry of Finance, the Central Auditing Council and the Shanghai Bankers' Association Article 10. The Bonds shall. be bearer bonds, in denominations of $10,000, $1,000, $100, $10, or $5.
Article 11." The Bonds nay" he freely bought, sold, mortgaged or used as security to the Government in cases where securities or unt antes are required, and may" also serve as bank reserves, Article 12. Persons found guilty of forging ov of injuring the credit of the Bonds shall be punished ae-cording to Law.
Article 13. Detailed Rules cerning' the issue of the Bonds shall be separately formulated.
Article 14. These Regulations shall become effective upon pro mulgation—Kuo Min, 7
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