Precautions Taken tò Meet Possible Shortage "Hankow, July 21.
Apart from arranging for foreigners io concentrate in certain specified zones in the evéht of an extreme emergency, the Foreign Residents Association has also organized an emergency scheme for food supplies.
The Thternational Committee, set up in the interests of foreign resis dents of the Wuhan area, has purchased supplies of certain' essential foodstuffs, and hose have been' stored against possible contingencies.
(Nationals wishing to avail themselves of the scheme. are requested to forward $30 per head, payable either individually, or by households, or by firms.
Should no emergency arise, these supplies will be sold at the best price obtainable, and the nett proceeds refunded pro ata to the contributors—Reuter.
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