Anhwel's main established motor tAnking to Hotel) was cut by ait for a short time last week. Bus schedules were temporarily sus~ pended though they are-now resumed:
well-organized group of several hundred descended on the outskirts of Heucheng and carried off a wealthy citizen for ransom, after the usual Jooting.
They then proceeded west and cleaned out a market town between Hwoshan and Livan. Reports. brand them Communists, but they are nol killing landed wealthy citizens out-Tight as on some previous occasions. Suppression forces are a day behind them at each point. the $4,900,000 expected, and after the deduction for military funds. the government found Itsel¢ unable to meet its obligations in full, In con-formily with an arrangement. with the creditor banks, only'a portion of the government's' indebtedness due fon that day was actually pald, The semi-monthly interest rate remained at ils high level of 9-10 per mille, This is attributed to the great demand for ready money, as a result of recent commencement of the ex-Port of animal by-products and of the fact that owing to political crises, imported goods are being rushed up,
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