Public utilities in Nanking, includ. ing the power company, the waterworks. and the telephone service, are now operated by the Japanese-Owned Hsing Chung Kungssu, under the supervision of a large group of Japanese engineers, Shops and pri-vote residences must first apply for registration before the power and water supplies are restored to them, according to Domei.
The Hsing Chung Kungssu also operates four large buses. These ply between the Hsiakwan Railway Station and Ta Hsing Kung end between the Chung Hwa Gate and the bank of the Yangtze at Hsiakwan. The fare for the whole distance is 20 cents while men in uniform an children are allowed a 50 per cent. reduction.
Meanwhile, to alleviate any possible shortage of rice in Nanking in the future, Mr. Jen Yun-tao, Mayor of Nanking has sent representatives to Wuhu, the rice distribution centre of Kiangsu, Anhwei and Chekiang, for the purchase of a big quantity of the cereal The first consignment is due to arrive in Nanking shortly, the reports state.
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