Tokyo, Jan, Folloyling a ceremony presided over by 'ME. Chou Fuchal, Minister of Finance of the Nanking regime and concurrently Governor. of the new Institution, the Central Reserve Bank of China, chartered by the Wang Ching-wei Government as its bank of issue, formally opened its doors for business at 10 o'clock this morning.
Many telegrams of congratulation were read at the ceremony, including messages from Dr. Kumataro Honda, Japanese Ambassador to Nanking who is at present visiting Peiping, Mr. Toyotaro Yuki, Governor of the Bank of Japan, and ther Japanese financial leaders.
Among the officials of the newly-opened bank will be Dr. Masutaro Kimura, former director of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, who is regarded in informed Japanese quarters as one of the leading Japanese students of the Chinese monetary and banking system. Dr, Kimura is his way to join the Central Reserve Bank, according to Japanese reports, having left Tokyo on January 3, fol-Towing the receipt of an invitation ex. tended to him by Mr, Chou Fu-hal at the end of last year—Reuter.
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