An article in the "Sinwanpao" states that the price of rice has one up again and that Mr. Sz Tsih-ching, President of the Rice Support Association, has sent a telegram to Mr. Wang Hu the Civil Governor of Nanking, to the follow. ing effect "Last winter Your excellency issued an order prohibiting the smuggling of tice with tthe result that a considerable fall in price took place. All the people appreciated your kindness, Unoxpectedly the price has now been increased by $1 per picul. We have inquired into the cause and ascertained that certain crafty merchants have been endeavour: ing to obtain large quantities of rice from Wusieh, and that during this month over 30 trucks of the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, folly laden with rice. were carried from Wnusich to Nanking, and discharged at Pukow during the night. and. thence was secretly transnarted to Tsingtao."
On_account of the above report. Mr. Wang has telegraphed to the Magistrate of Wusieh. ashine him to ascertain if the above information is correct. and. if so, to obtain the names of the crafty merchants, in order that steps may be taken to deal with them.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.