China Trade Tokyo, June 20, China figured prominently in to-[day's discussions between the Premier, Mr. K. Hirota and a number of lead-Jing bankers, the bankers asking Mr, Hirota to take immediate steps for the promotion of Japan's trade with North China, The bankers also asked Mr. Hirota to pay due attention to the silver question in the United States and India, in view of its close relation to the situation in China.
The bankers expressed their concurrence with the Government's "low interest" policy, but asked Mr. Hirota not to ignore the position of those who depend for their livelihood upon the interest from their savings, The Premier was questioned by the bankers on the correctness of the report that Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, chief Economic Adviser to the Brit ish Government, suggested during his sojourn here last week that Japan and Great Britain give support to the three. major Chinese banks, should they be merged under the' Central Bank of China, Emphasizing that polities appeared to play an important part in the conduct of Chinese banks, Mr. Hirota expressed his belief thai the unifica~
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