Peiping, June 17.
A summer "Sanitary Propaganda Week" started on June 9, under the auspices of the Bureau of Public Health of the Peiping Municipa! Government, The purpose of the week was to concentrate public attention on sumnier diseases, Speeches on the importance of sanitary measures in summer, and on vention of cholera, dysentery d typhoid fever, were delivered during the week by officials of the Bureau.
In addition, handbills and posters ounding the meaning of the ement were distributed throug!
Reuter, New York Raw Silk New York, June 16.
The demand for raw silk from broad k merchants and hosiers continued to be fair during the past week, with buying for immediate supplies on setbacks in evidence, but no willingness was shown to accumulate forward stocks, Drapery and manufacturing demand, however, failed to materialise. June consumption is expected to be 2 per cent. under that of last month, based on mid-month estimates, In the meantime, with the market ruling firm, interest in new crops has completely petered out, The trade hopeful that the hosiery price structure' in Autumn will be maintained, but manufacturers regard the outlook too obscure to commit themselves.—
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