The Archive · 1934

Silver to Be Kept Within the Wall

An Embargo Imposed by the Tientsin Customs Peking, Dec. 6.

Acting under instructions from the tientsin Customs, the various branch Customs stations. along the "Great {Wait "issued. proclamations yesterday forbidding the shipment' of silver from points inside the Great: Wall to the" four Northeastern Provinces he order says thet without permits from the Ministry' of Pinanee, "no shipments "of sliver sill be allowed {oo beyond the Great Wall. The maximum amount of silver allowed for a pedestrian to carry out is fed tis understood that the purpose of the order is to put a stop to the odic of over' fom Hope ina for some time—Reuter.

fanchurla, which hag been going' on Tainan, Dee, 8

A new set of measures restricting the export of silver was announced the Shantung Provincial Depart ment of Finance yeswrday. No per-will be allowed to transfer from district to another, in' Shantung Province, 2 sum exceeding $200 "in liver, and' no one. travelling from Shantung. to" other provinces abroad may take with him more than 20. Silver exported in volation of this ruling will be detained.

Banks who desire to. ship_ silver from" the province must. submit a Belton stating' the amount. to be exported andthe reason. therefore, {othe Department of Finance for approval. A special permit must be blained for the export of silver Collars to the various. districts for purchases of native. products, each Permit. enfiling the exponer. 10 transport a sum not exceeding $2,000. kwan.

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