Chungking, Aug. 9.
interviewed by Reuter's correspond: ent concerning the Shanghai contro: versy over the payment of rent in foreign currency, Chinese official quarters here referred to the Ministry of Finance's decree of Novemb 1035, which stipulates that, all actions should be paid in Chine tional currency.
Chinese circles here are indignant over the report that Chinese landlords in Shanghai are demanding payment of rent in foreign currency.
They -are of the opinion that Chinese Court will uphold such de mands.—Reuter, Banknote Order Was Not New Chungking, Aug, The authorities of the Central Banke jot China today formally denied that Jany new order had been given for the printing in London of a large Jnumber-of bank-notes by two British arms.
"A recent report from London stated. that the Chinese Government and the Central Bank of China had given two. contracts for the printing of a {otal of more than 1,000,000.000 bank motes. One of the contracts was said to have been already completed while the" other was not expected to be completed for a year.
Pointing of that the London re Jport gave an impression that the contracts referred to wore of recent origin and that the Chinese Government was embarking on © course of infigtion, oMelals of the Ministry, Jot "Pinatice in Chungking explained Reuter that the two contracts had been signed over two years ager Reuter.
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