Chungking, Jan. 22.
Chungking is in the grip of a wave of unusual cold with intermittent snow and rain.
Snow-fall is also reported from Hunan and Kiangsi, in addition to previous reports on snow-fall in Hupeh and Honan.
As a result of the weather, a lull prevails on the Hupeh and Hunan fronts—Reuter.
Canton, Jan, 19.
Canton's currency problem has been made worse by a development seriously affecting the population, as the cost of living continues to soar.
One-dollar notes of the Kwangtung. Provincial Bank, which were formerly the only denomination accepted at full face value, and which command-oda premium of §0 per cent. over the ten and five-dollar notes, are now in turn worth only 60 cents.
Shopkeepers, peddlers and restaur-fants, who formerly insisted on. receiving single dollar bills, now refuse to handle them, Consequently, military yen is becoming the currency of Canton, as national currency "has never been popular among the Cantonese.
In purchasing daily necessities, only ten and 20-cent notes of the Kwang tung Provincial Bank are accepted, all -other Chinese money being re: fused, In spite of the rate being Axed at C522 to ten military yen, irrespective of denomination, rice dealers and other shop-keepers refuse to quote their price until they know the euro rency the purchaser intends to tender. It military yen, the price for six catties of rice iS one yen, but only two catties for one-dollar Kewangtung Bank notes und five catties for a five-dollar note of the same bank.
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