Same Basis as Notes Hongkong, Oct. 18, The banks have agreed to the re-establishment of the currency of the Colony on a silver basis.
meeting has been called tr October 22 to exchange views and to approve details, Oct, 22.
As the result of a meeting between representatives of the banks} the public has been notified that on and after October 24 the banks will be prepared to receive and will pay out Mexican and British dollars on the same basis as the notes of the issuing banks.—Reuter.
Tokyo, Oct. 23.—The Ministry of Finance, which has been endeavour ing to devise mears for raising. fonds necessary for general accounts for the present fiscal year, has decided to issue Exchequer notes amounting to Yen 40,000,000 in the middle of next month. Tt is understood that the issue will be made through the Bank of Japan and that, the notes be offered: for public sub-
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