Nanking, Sept. 13.
It is reported that the Shanghai and Hankow branches of the Bank of Canton, whose head office is in Hongkong, have petitioned the Ministry of Finance that they be made independent of the head office, which {s incorporated under British law, and allowed to register with the Government. While the head office in Hongkong is stated to be insolvent, }the branches in Shanghai and Han-ow both are understood to be solvent, their assets far exceeding their HaBilities—Kuo Min.
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