Hankow, May 31.
Only questions relating to. local france Wil be, dzeusea "of "the hero tomorrow.
"Conference which opens
'The Ministry' of Finance has instructed all: managers of the Central Bank, the-Banke of China, the Bank of 'Communications, and' also. the managers of provincial banks, to come lo Hankow for the conference, Tis understood that the conference hag been called for the purpose of devising ways and. means of elfecvery earzying out the recent regula.
ions promulgated by the Ministry of Finance for strengthening and stabil Iiaing. the fnanelal situation. Ju all paris of China. It is emphasized that {here will be no formal conference, The various managers have. been Instructed to come here to exchange views with the Ministry of Finance, the form of conversations, s0 that the ministry may be better informed regarding local. ancial. conditions, and also the ancial needs of each understood that Ube banks wil be Urged. to extend small loans 10 local merchants, to. 2éssen the lostes suffered. by small business establishe rents ay a result. of the war-—Reuter, Special Effort for China Hankow, June 2, An appeal for national economy was made by Dr. 1 H, Kung, Presi~ dent of the. Executive. Yuan and Minister of Finance, in his opening address at the Bankers Conference which opened here yesterday, The conference has been called, according to a spokesman of the Ministry of Finance, in order that the Government may be the better informed as to the fAnanelal problems in various parts of China, and to arrange for the practical co-opera tion of local banking authorities in programme of strengthening China's "When? "ailles "are Nghting to bravely against the " invaders," Dr. 'Kung' said, "thosg- who. are not, called upon to risk their lives should make their own contribution by abstaining from te ute of ixuses ad reducing the consumption of other goods "Every Chinese who has the intereat of his country at heart is called upon to review his present needs, and generaly to adopt a simpler there should "be no hardship in "mieking fewer' cigarettes, dressing in simpler clothes made in China, and going to bed earlier so as to burn less Kerosene and use less electricity, Elaborate ments and entertaining are out of place. A simpler diet also will do much to improve health and
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