During the past few days, the price of rice has remained exorbitantly high. No decrease in the price has been reported and should the situation continue thus, it is to be feared there is possibility of a rice famine and even of the poor people attacking and looting the rice shops.
The Rice. Investigation Society reports that a number of merchants have been buying and storing up rice in certain godowns on North Soochow Road and over in Pootung. As soon as it became known that there.was rice stored up in Pootung, the merchants storing it immediately had it transported.o Hongkew where it still remains.
'A large of amount of smuggled rice was found by the Shanghai-Nanking Railway officials on the trains of that line several days ago. It was confiscated.
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