Shanghai, Aug. 24.
terday, and nine rice shops in the Chengtu Road district had minor slots occurred in French Concession rice shops yes-to close up because they had completely sold out their stocks this city was facing an unprecedented shortage in this most vital of all food-stuffs, The two minor riots, which occurred on Route Frelupt and Rue Gaston Kahn, were the result of the impatience of queues of prospective customers who eventually were pushed into the shop by those standing behind, with the result that minor panics ensued and that the police dispersed the 100 odd disgruntled customers, Nevertheless, precautions are being taken in both the Settlement and the Concession, with a view to preventing any further riots, Thus the Settlement police are carefully watching all developments on the rice market, while constables of the Conces-police who are on their regular beats near rice hongs, ha een instructed to be on the alert so that they may intervene in the event of any trouble.
Rioting over rice broke out fosses. It was too late to do any-two tections: of the International thing now to offer an immediate Settlement last night. Police from Jremedy to the situation and in the Pooleo Road station answered. a call Jnext few days anything might hap-1081 Fersy Toad at 727 pam. when pen, as the poor may become des-Was reporied that a forge crowd perate. Large-scale rioting would people, led by group of loafers, have broken out Jong ago had. Met been for the extra precautionary measures carried cup by the author!- ay that address. The police dispersed Soto acting to sor ce shop the mod and returned to the station, ties, not -against the serious rice situation but because of political Only" ye turned out again at Ah tension, it was asserted. 2 Bam. to the same address when It Was Tearned that the trouble fi Tt was suggested that it would be better for merchants to carry out Second call Inegotiations with the Japanese direct Again the police dispersed the mob, jin order to have more supply, as this time arresting six suspects. the Japanese would likely make it Windows in the rice shop were smash-political issue when approached by ed by the crowd, who were stoning [Settlement authorities. ven experts the place when the police arrived were mystified as to the ever in-fon the scene. It was revealed that jereasing price of the rice, stating the people wanted to buy rie and that a picul of rice in Wuhu was that the shop was closed and the worth only $12. When reached part proprietor refused to open up to do HHongkew the price would be quoted business. After being held for ques Jat $35, It was also pointed out that tioning, the six arrested men ware it would be a great disadvantage to released by the police, Jatiow. the information about the At 815 last night police on duty Jabnormal rice situation here to leak fat Yulin Road station received their Jout to the people, especially guerrilla bands in the interior, More tax report that there was considerable featlected in the interior on. the rice trouble outside a medicine shop at Swould further aggravate the 502 Ward Road. Riot squads raced situa-to the scene (0 find a large crowd tion.
Japanese "Regrets" of threatening Chinese gathered outside the medicine shop. The rurhour had been circulated in the neighbour Shanghai was greatly 1 hood that the Shanghai Rice Shop the Japanese authorities, sated vane tly regrelted_by at 490 Ward Road had stored 300 Mabueh, besd of the Japanese army piculs of rice in the medicine shop.
Dress bureau, when speaking at the 'The police examined the medicine Japanese' prods conference yesterday shop, found no ree on the premises, evening: He' wondered, has and dispersed the mob. They retuennether the term "shortage ed {0 the station but again the alarm wholly correct. was raised at 9 pin. and the riot Zo him the situation seemed to be squads were ordered back to the same not so much an actual shortage of medicine shop. This time the mob Fice Supplies asthe fact that speculs had apparently got out of hand. The tors, and even the Municipal Coun advertising signs in front of the shop had stored away huge quantities had been torn down, windows ware St'rice, 'Since extremely high beices broken, and part of the crowd were rare ow being charged for'rice the' act of smashing in the door Was, creating great hardship amon when the police arrived. This time
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