Word has come from Changsha, that Chao Hong-ti has put out 'a very strong proclamation forbidding any public speaking or street parades or meetings. Schools are to open and the situation there has quieted down, There is a rumour that sone of
up a strike now against the Gover-the ringleaders avo trying to work nor but that is very unlikely for martial law has allowed him so strongly to police the whole cit hat mothing need: to be feared It is difficult to predict what the next stop will be, but for the present at least there seems, to be no fear' of an open attack on foreigners and foreign property.
'The rice shortage, which has Deen the chief topic of discussion seems to have been relegated to the background and meanwhile rice has gone down about two dollars per picul in price and more is coming to the street, As a matter of fact' thor has been no real shortage, except here in the city. The farmers wore unvwilling to bring rice in at the rates that were being paid by the mi tary and since the official pro
the rice dealers and farmers have forbidding it tofeave to ety the price
come to terms...
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