The Archive · 1938

Orange Peel Causes Chungking Problem

Streets Littered with Remains

Chungking, Dec. 6.

The delicious Szechuen orange is becoming a public nuisance here.

The orange is so delicious and cheap in Szechuen (165 oranges for one dollar) end is also such a favourite winter fruit of the local populace that Chungking streets are littered with orange peel.

Municipal authorities here announce that a large portion of the city refuse consists of orange peel which is presenting a serious problem to the city's street cleaners, Therefore, the authorities are urging the public not to throw orange peel in the streets.—Reute:

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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