The Bank of China's Research Department has issued an up-to-dal edition of its handy volume dealing with the position of Chinese Govern ment Loan Issues and Obligations. This record is based on the latest available information and it classifics the loan issues in three sections: Loans under the Ministry of Finance; Loans under the Ministry of Rail. ways: and Loans under the Ministry of Communications. The publication deals only with secured loans and it Includes an appendix giving the terms of all the relevant loan agreements which have been officially published. These have been obtained from copies received from various official sources, fand the compilers, while exercising every care in reproduction, do not guarantee the texts as correct in every detail. No information is given Tegarding loan issues for railways in Manchuria, since those railways have now passed outside the control of the Chinese Government, This publica~ {tion is obviously of intense interest to all who do business in China, and {ft gives information in an accessible form to them and to commentators on Chinese affairs.
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