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Show ASKS AUTHORITY TO ISSUE NEW WAR LOAN T.ONPON, Pec. IS. Andrew Bonar Liw, chancellor of the exchequer, announced in the house of commons today that parliament par-liament betore it was prorogued would be asked to pass a bill to authorise the treas-;uy. treas-;uy. if the lior.se was not sitting, to issue a war loan. The bill, said the chancellor, wouid not state the terms of issue and it did not imply that the loan would be issued: is-sued: it merely would enable the treasury to issue the loan if it thought the time opportune. It is hoped that parliament may be prorogued on Friday to reassemble early in February. |