All sorts of rumours were rife, and the speculators attached to the Shanghai Stock and Bond Exchange swallowed these rumours eagerly, while at the same time they themselves manufactured and circulated new rumours.

• 谣言从各方面传来。 华商证券交易所投机的人们就是谣言的轻信者，同时也就是谣言的制造者，和传播者，三马路一带充满了战争的空气！ 似乎相离不远的昼锦里的粉香汗臭也就带点儿火药味。