Nanking, Apr. 16, The proposal for the adoption of a polley of restricted currency in-Motion, recently aired in the press, represents the personal views of cor~ tain economists (Dr. Ma Yinecku and others), but Is not advocated by the Government, a spokesman of the Ministry of Finance said to-day. Rox cent press reports have given rise to the erroneous Impression that the policy of currency inflation is supported by tke Government, with the Fesult that numerous inquiries have eon received at the Ministry, eluding one from Sir Frederick Lolth-Ross, the economic advisor of the British Government, China is still on the sliver stan. dard, Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Finance, announced in an Intecviow. He pointed out that, before the enforcement of monetary reform, China was on a free silver stimdard, Now, however, the rate of exchange bo-tween the Dollar and the Pound being fixed at 1s, 2%d. per dollar, China Is, gua managed silver standard—Ieuo
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