Hongkong, May 28.
With the port of Amoy' in Japanese hands, Changchow, an important town west of the occupied city, is experiencing a very serious shortage of rice, Chinese newspapers here reported today.
Chuangehow and Swatow, ports north and south of Amoy respective: ly, were also said to be in need of lee, as the result of a Ughtened Japanese "blockade "of the Fukien In Changchow, rice shops were said be rationing rice at 18 quarts of rice a day for a household.—Domel It appeared that the vessel was below Wanhsien and proceeding up stream when a shot was heard short ly after 7 o'clock in the morning of May 19, The Chief Steward hurried to the bridge and reported that Mr. Isforrison had been wounded, The Master of the Wanliu, Capt.
Terrible, accompanied by the First Office, Mr. R. E. Selwyn-Jones, went to Mr. Morrison's cabin and found him with a bullet wound in his temple. A revolver lay beside him. "Without recovering conscious esp. Mr. Morrison died at 745 am.
It was revealed that Mr. Morrison had been in a highly nervous state and he was known to have consulted doctor in chang recently on the condition of his nerves.—Reuter.
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