Threatened; "Go-Slow" Strike Starts Shanghai, Dee.. 11.
an effort to deal with the emergency brought about by the staggering price of rice throughout Shanghai, a strong proclamation directed against speculators and profiteers was issued, in Chinese and English, under the seals of the Shanghai Municipal Council and the French Concession yesterday.
Offenders are threatened with expulsion from the two foreign-controlled areas and confiscation of their stock: Meanwhile unrest was experienced among Chinese employees, with at least one "go slow" strike in the Settlement.
The official proclamation follows:
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