Nanking, Nov. 1 The Ministry of Finance has issued instructions io local authorities in Honan, Shantung, "Shansi, Shensi, Kansu, Ninghsia znd Chinghai to the effect that banknotes Issued by the Hopei Provincial Bank should be declared null and void.
It is pointed out by the Ministry that the issuance of notes by the Hopei Provincial Bank had never been sanctioned by the Government and therefore the nature of such notes fundamentally different from those issued by other authorized banks, "Moreover, the said bank, asa result. of the recent developments in Hopel and Char. har, has been transferred to the control of the so-called Peace Pro-servation Association organized under the auspices of the Japanese Army jin North China, acquisition undeveloped agricultural tond by the "landless and jobless men. "Chinese bankers in Canton are reported to be interest ed in the project and it is hoped that thousands of unemployed will Hake advantage of those regulations to assist in the food-production pro gramme in the province, 'The present programme, in the opinion"of Dr. 'Lin, is. to' promote and popularize the use of less polish ed rice and its substitutes. such sweet potatoes in all families. The provincial government ig determined fo enforce the use of rough flee, and has just promulgated a sot of requlatons prohibiting the milling of high= rade" polished rice in cities and rural districts in. Kwangtung.
Kwanglung produces annually. about 112,000,000 piculs of untiulled tige and approximately 78,000,000 piculs of polished rice, which is insufcient for local consumption, Dr. Lin. explained, There is generally a short Age: of 10,000,000 piculs each "yeas Unless the people use more sub: stitutes for rice such as sweet potatoes itis dimeult to reduce this enormous shortage, he said—Central News,
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