Nanking, July 22.
Alarmed at the sharp drop of the national dollar, Chinese residents here besieged the branch office of the Hua Hsing Commercial Bank yesterday to exchange their money for Hua Hsing. notes.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, an hour before the bank opened, a large crowd of persons was on hand. Two. hours after business began 200 per sons had exchanged their savings for Hua Hsing notes, mostly in denomina~ tions of $5, $10 and $100.
About $10,000 worth of Hua Hsing notes had been issued by the barile up to 11 o'clock.
Anticipating a further increase in exchange business, the bank has increased its staff.—Domei.
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