Nanking, July 17.
The Ministry of Finance was ported today by a well-informed source to have instructed the Kwangtung office of the Chinese Maritime Customs to forbid the export of silver from the province—United Press, Other objects, which included two objects of art designated as "national treasures" nine "important fine arts ejects" and seven others recommen td in the same category, were packed {in paulownia wood boxes, encaved in Wooden "boxes lined with colton padding.
Special compartments were erected on board the ship for the collection, Which will be under the constant Supervision and care of Mr. 7, Mize: {uChi, chief of the Fine Arts Section the Tokyo Imperial Museum.
The collection was brought here yesterday from Tokyo, where it was Held in the vaults of the Meiji Lite thaurance "Blling In Been will be under alice protec: tion.—Domei, cere Canton, July 16.
Kwangsi currency will' be pore mitted to elreulate freely in Kwangtung Province, and will be legal for the payment of taxes, it was stated fo-day at the headquarters of the Southwest Political Council, Kwangsi currency, however, will not have a value equivalent to that of Kwang tung money, but it will be used in accordance with the prevailing rate change between the two pro-United Press, Canton, July 17, Kwangtung bank-notes "made spectacular jump to-day on a rumour that the Southwest situation might be settled without Mghting. Opening at C§1,950 per HK$1,000, the notes climbed 230 points during the day, Being quoted at C$1,720 per HIC1008
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