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Show MANILA BANKS ACCUSED OF CRIMINAL AGREEMENT MANILA. Sept 17 The attorney general has begun Investigation of an alleged agreement among Manila banks to renula'e mtciKt and . change rates. In a letter addressed to the banks, hi says that "having learned that the BMOCieted bunks of Manila have agreed lo regulate Interest and exchange ex-change rates under what is apparently a combination lu restraint of trade the secretary of Justice has directed thai an investigation be made to determine de-termine whether criminal prosecution or action looking to forfeiture of the banks' charter! should bo undertaken." undertak-en." . . 1 |