While discussing the rice situation, Mayor Chen pointed out however. that south China and Shanghai had never depen ted on native rice He said that as a matter of fact China tuted to import. 16,000,000 piculs of ferelyn riga monthly and that 80 per cent. of this foreign grain went to feed the people in south China in eneral and those in Kwangtung tu particular, Twenty per cent. of the rain came to Shanghai as the pivot fof transportation to other parts of the country. Mayor Chen was aware of the hoarding of rice in the Settle ment and expressed the hope that the" Seltlement authorities would cooperate with him In settling the problem.
Turning (0 the question of the ex-twa-Settlement roads in the western district, Mayor Chen said that a draft igreoment had already been reached on the question of organizing a joint pallae bureau in the area. He was Mudyingg the agreement before ould be referred 10 Nanking for final approval, The question would be settled early next spring and he was of the opinion that it should not take more than a month to establish, such an office, "He hinted that th revenue question in the district was 4 separate issue, explaining that the whole establishment should be under his lly. government, fevenuies inthe district will be Protest Lodged in XMHA Jamming Shanghai, Dee. 21.
A protest from tie US, Consulate on the Jamming of Station XMHA hag been received by the Japanese authorities in Shanghai and is now being studied, said Mr, T. Hayasht, Japanese Embassy spokesman yesterday's press conference here, answer to further question, the spokesman said simply that there Cxlsted a regrettable disagreement fof views' between Station XMHA fand' the broadcasting authorities here.
"The statement reported to have been made by Mr, F, L, Healey, inamaging director of the station. wad deplored by. the spokesman who said that such a statement will not contribute to an carly settlement of the dispute, 'The spokesman said that he believed Mr. Healey had been misquoted, M. Healely wax reported to have' stated "if they're really asking for trouble they ought realize that the United States has the most powerful equipment the world: We could blow them off the map."
The spokesman then stid that "to refrain from abusing freedom of sto establish the basts for Aked If it were admitted that tne domanexe: wore doing the. jam ning "the "spokesman said e was informed of the sree of the Jantked" to explain the cause of friction between the station and the STapanese authorities, the spokesman fla that he would Uke, to retrain from describing the nature of the
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