Shanghai, Aug. 16.
The Food Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Council had been definitely organized yester-@ay afternoon. A meeting was held attended by Mr. R. Calde Marshall, chairman; Mr. A, Ever. leigh, Miss E, M. Hinder, Chief of the "S.M.C. "Industrial Section; and Dr. H. Pedersen, represent ing Dr. E, F. Duck, Acting Commissioner of Health.
The Finance Committee also held a meeting yesterday and progress in its work was reported.
It was learned from the Shang-hal Municipal Council late last night that the rice situation in 'Shanghai has been' looked after by the Council. There are, and there will be, it was emphatically stated. sumiclent supplies. wind and the terrific heat which often grew so intense that the firemen had to turn their backs. Drums exploded and shot high into the air, while melied wax flowed everywhere, and the sixteen of so firemen were standing in literally two fect of melted wax.
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