Nanking, Sept. 26.
An agreement on the redemption of a loan of ¥.2,000,000, made by the Mitsui interests to the Finance Department of the Peking Government. In 1918, was reached yesterday between Mr. Yakichiro Suma, Japanese Consul-General here, and Dr.
Kung, Minister "of Finances. The agreements provides for the payment of ¥.4,500,000 including the accrued interest, in 300 monthly instalments ¥.15,000 each.
The loan was one of the series advanced by a banking group represented by Mr. Kamezo Nishihara in 1916- 18, and was in the form of an advance to the Bureau of Printin Financial circles here believe that this is the first instance of the redemption of loans advanced to the Finance Department of the old Peking Goverament—Rengo.
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