The price of rice on Tuesday romained more or less the same as the previous day, but it is expected that with the opening yesterday of the official cheap—sales bureaux the price will go down for the China New Year.
Marshal Sun Chuan-fang has, in his official capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies, urged the people "to remain calm." view of the ever-increasing" price of rice, he says, which is causing so much suffering to the people, especially the poor, the exportation of rice must be stopped, no matter what its destination may be. Owing, to the Inck of rain there has been an insufficient harvest and the result has been, says Marshal Sun, that there is not enough rice to meet the people's needs. Realizing this fact, some wicked merchants have bean seizing "the opportunity to hoard the rice for higher prices or for aicit export. If steps are aot, taken immediately, the people will suffer, therefore all are warned against hoarding the grain or smuggling it abroad, Anyone found doing this will be severely punished.
Marshal Sun is reported to have purchased a large amount of rice! for distribution among the poor.
The Shanghai District Magistrate, Mr. Chang, has ordered his subordinates to investigate the action of-the rice merchants,
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