Police Use Barbed Wire At Hongs to Stem Crowds The tige situation in the International Settlement was somewhat easier on Nov, 26 as more shops opened their doors and were able to dis tribute the product to a larger number of Chinese, Throughout both the Settlement ind the French Concession, particularly in the distelets overwhelmingly settled by Chinese, could tong queues of people be observed from early till fate, outside the rice-shops. The Police took extra. precautions to. preserve order and to prevent any looting at the hongs. In Avenue Haig, stroots of the Louza district and etsewhere, barbed wire helped to keep the crowds in check outside the shops. No riots were reported, ether in the Settlement or the Concession.
Vogelables kept arriving on the Bund from Pootung in Jarre quantiies. Japanese imports of fresh fruit and. vegetables. filed many stalls at the Hongkew Market and many shopwindows in Woosung Roud. "Hongkew prices maintained a feisly high evel.
Distressing scenes were witnessed, wien stocks were completely sold out and many persons in front of some of the rice-hongs were still wanting in Tine to buy. A call had to be sent to the Chengtu Road Police Station for assistance at 7.20. pin, when a shop ut 88 Chengtu Road had more rie and the would-be customers refused to leave the front of the establishment, Members of the Chinese branch of the Shanghat Municipal Police. will be able to, buy rice for themselves znd their dependents at the various Settlement police stations,
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