Chinese Naval Disaster in Weihaiwei Weihatwel, Sept 19.
Sixty persons are missing follow. ing the sinking of the Chinese naval launch Hal Teuin soon after mi to-day as. it wan leaving, Welhhalwet Island for the mainland with 200 Chinese bluejackets aboard.
The boat, which is alleged to have been overcrowded, capsized near th iron. pier of the slond, "Luckily, British warship. was anchored. neat by: and 'a. molar-boat was soon the spot picking up survivors.
The number of persons who were drowned is unknown, but a Toll= fall taken ashore subsequent to. the disaster revealed that about 60. men were missing, some of whom possibly nade their way to the maitland in The order of the Ministry of Finance, issued in October, 1920, Jprohibiting people from writing or putting seals on banknotes, and instructing the banks to withdraw such dirty banknotes from circula~ tion, has been reiterated in a circular signed by Dr. H. H. Kung, the [Finance Minister.
"Despite the order of the Finance Ministry," Dr. Kung says in the Jeircular, "certain people are still inclined to write or put seals banknotes and also on silver coins and dollars. This bad habit not lonly defaces these notes and coins, but also damages them to such an extent that it is hard to distinguish between genuine and false ones, jeansing unnecessary losses to hold lers. 'The people are hereby strictly Jordered to observe the instructions lof the Ministry of Finance issued in' August, 1929, and to keep banknotes land coins ina clean condition."
Tt is reported that dirty and dam-Jaged banknotes are on the increase, [the practice of writing or putting seals on banknotes being widely followed by the common people for the purpose of distinguishing genuine lones from imitations. Especially at ithe exchange shops, silver dollars lor coins, before being handed over customers, are generally chopped. There are, however, cases in which sentences Uurgiag people to be patriotic, have been written on banknotes.
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