The Archive · 1924

Rice at War-Time Pri

The conduct of the rice sellers Wuchang, who ave keeping up their wartime prices now when rice known to be cheaper, is arousing storm of indignation, known that the Htmnan Tee, sghich comes in boats down. the. Hang River, can now be purchased at rate of Tls. 2 per picul, while the Footer Hupeh grown tice from the lan' River region costs only Tis. prise to him that the journey was not attended with more difficulty, made investigations and there was] limited. Soon the city wall was 1.50. Yet the tice shops are still

As it was, however, he simply jump-no crew aboard the burning ship. reached. Here the flames were ar-demanding $10.50. por. picul, which rested' momentarily, but the fire From Oun Own Connesronorn, is the highest price known even d into his ear on Saturday after-On closer examination the burn- rested momentarily: but the, fre during the recent troubles. =A de-

He was in the Quarter|her stern, and the Japanese ensign rage a en donn of pease ok fe Pete fright warm weather Ningpo was.|Tuchun Hsiao to look into this the inside. This caused a tempora before he knew Ko was actually in was flying at the flag staff. The boat-on Sunday, visited by the strange matter, and to take measures for the precinets. His companions, ery retreat. Streets accordingly falls were hanging from the out-phenomenon of a violent sand storm controlling the prices at which rice once arrived in the Quarter, drew were filled with streams of refugees swung davits on the starboard side eating down, no doubt, from the fr sold to the people. up at a little photographer's shop.|and the distress Quarter signal was flying dug to "preces of nate tend) a ne cane 00 doubt, from trid there the Bmperor tought sone from the photographs. He. to the Ge above the bridge. She appeared to

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