The Shanghai Forwarding Office to accept applications for foreign exchange has been established inside the Central Bank in Avenue clu Roi Albert.
AN applications from banking institutions will be received and forwarded to-the head office of the Central Bank before 10 a.m. every Thursday. The allotment is expected to be known before 10 a.m. the next da:
Following the removal of the Chi. nese Government to Chungking, group of Chinese commercial banking institutions are making preparationa io establish branches there. The Bank of Communications, the Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank and the National Commercial Bank have already opened their branch offices in Chung Britain Storing Wheat London. Apr. 12.
The British Minister for Agricul-lure and Fisheries, Mr. W. S. Mor-risen, has notified the British farmers that the government intends to buy up the next wheat harvest and store it as a reserve against a possible national emergency, states a report in the "Daily Herald" Imports will supplement this grain until the quantity on hand is ample to cover six months needs, A grain commission in now accumulating funds to carry out this plan.—Trans-Ocean.
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