Mr. R. T. Peyton-Grifün is pro-essing very favourably, and expects to leave hospital by the end of the week, Quotation for Flour Higher Than Fixed Level Shanghai food prices have been soaring as a result of large shipments to the North since the Lukouchiao incident. To cope with any emergency that may arise local provision circles are taking adequate steps to insure the food supply in this city.
Spot quotation for flour has now advanced to around $430 per bag. This is higher than the maximum levels fixed by the Ministry of Industries in the exchange market. It is, however, believed that with the steady arrival of new crops in th? market and the operations of the local flour mills at full capacity. there should be no reason for prices to continue to soar.
As a result of the recent imposition of a temporary ban on the export of flour to foreign countries: and to outports, many shipment: already loaded on board ships have been detained. The Flour. Merchants Association, in order to prevent unscrupulous merchants from working for ulterior motives, have notified th: flour mills to devote special attention io all purchases of flour for shipment to North China, and that whether they are destined for the use of the people or the military reliable proofs should first be procured. In other lines of foodstuffs formal certification by authentic official or public organizations is also required.
It is learned that in view of the enforcement of the ban on export, local flour mills and merchants have decided to send representatives to the Ministry of Finance to ask that measures be devised regarding the transportation of foodstuffs for Chinese military and civil consumption With approximately 12,000 piculs required daily, the present local stocks of rice are estimated to be sufficient to meet requirements for a period of two months, Prof, Jean Piccard, wearing football headgear to protect him against the low temperatures of the stratos-Phere and also against possible m-jury on landing, took off at 12.08 a.m., Central Standard Time (208 am, Shanghai Time), to test the climbing ability of his new balloon. A crowd of 10,000 spectators cheered the scientists às he began the ascent.—United Press.
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