Hankow, Mar. 13.
The following Mandate and procedure were announced to-day by the Ministry of Finance concerning foreign exchange:
"With the outbreak of the hostilities at Shanghai last August a Gentleman's Agreement was made amongst bankers at the instance of the Government with the object that foreign exchange should be furnished only for legitimate purposes.
"Operation of the Agreement has made it possible for trade to be carried on despite all difficulties and ior confidence in the currency to be steadily maintained.
"Recent organization by Japanese militarists, through the puppet regime in Peiping of the so-called Federated Reserve Bank issuing bank notes which are not convertible into free foreign exchange, is a- nefarious effort to undermine the National currency and obtain the foreign exchange funds of the country.
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