Foodstuffs Piping Mr, The "Provisional Government" may purchase a large quantity of food-stuts from Shansi in the near future to relieve the food shortage in Peiping, according to Chinese press reports.
The "Provisional Government" has decided to buy foodstuffs from Shansi because of its failure to secure Manchoukuo kaoliang and corn, as oxpected, the reason being, it is stated, that the Manchoukuo Government, or military reasons, has restricted the growing of kaoliang, corn and other tall-growing crops.
'The large consignment of rice which the "Provisional Government' some time ago ordered from Rangoon, Saigon and elsewhere will arrive In Tientsin shortly. The imported rice will pass the Tientsin Customs free of Import duty and be shipped to Peiping as Soon as possible—Reuter.
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