Has Chang Chin-yao a Hoard Here?
An especially interesting development in the rice situation occurred last Friday afternoon, Investigations made by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce have led to the belief that Chang Chin-yao, the ex-Tuchun of Hunan, has a hoard of rice in Shanghai, and if 80, the Chamber wishes it made available for public use. It has not been announced on what grounds the belief in this hoard is based, possibly the general hatred for the ex-Tuchun may be at the bottom of it, but should it prove correct we can well understand the public clamour which would arise for its use. The present report is that it consists of 100,000 piculs. The Chamber, if it can prove this rice to be the property of the ex-Tuchun, proposes to take steps for its purchase at a reasonable price and by retailing it at an equally low rate, to help in breaking the corner which seems to have been established in the people's food.
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