Sumptuary measures designed force the employees of the Greater Shanghai Municipality to take the lead in encouraging the use and sale native products in preference to foreign have been issued by Commissioner of Social Affairs for Greater Shanghai and the mayor, General Chang Chun. Only clothing of native manufacture may been worn by employees during office hours, and all guests entertained by them, with. the exception of foreigners, must be regaled with Chinese food, wines, cigars, and cigarettes, according to the Chinese press.
Municipal employees have _be instructed to take an active part in propaganda to spread the use of native-manufactured products among. all classes, and the authorities of schools have been instructed that hereafter in every possible clrcumstance students should be instructed to use only native-made stationery, pens, books, ete, so that the pra' tice of using home products may become deeply ingrained on. their minds, Diplomatic officials however, are exempted from the order enjoining the use of Chinese-made material} for their clothing.
This order follows upon a similar set of instructions issued by the ister of Interior to all govern nient employees in the capital:
The order includes the following measures for the promotion of the popular campaign, as reported by the Kuo Min News Agency:
All staff members of the Municipal Government organs must wear clothing made of native-manufactared cloth.
Beginning from the next academic term, all students of educational institutions in the Municipality should wear uniforms made of native cloth.
All furniture, office appliances stationery and ' other articles daily use In the offices of Municipal Government organs should, as far practicable, be of native manu facture.
Employees of the Municipal Government should do their utmost to persuade and: prevail upon their friends and relatives to use only native products.
The Chamber of Commerce should be instructed to urge the various coal factories and dealers in nati products to reduce the price of their commodities as well as to hold per= fodical exhibitions.
'A special committee to study and devise means for the improvement of the quality of native products and the management of native factories should be organized under the auspices of the Municipal Bureau of Social Affairs.
The Bureau of Social Affairs should conduct periodical campaigns to promote the consumption of tive products by the people.
The Central Government should be petitioned: to grant subsidies to native factories where necessary.
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