Invitations Issued from Below Cost Price Nanking to Celebrate Return of Colony Chinese civic leaders in Shanghai who have been leading a movement for buying Saigon rice collectively Locking ahead into the dim, and very distant, future, is not the sole in order to offset the high prices tellers.
The of native rice sold in Shanghai are turning their attention to other ceived an invitation to attend a re-philanthropic work including disception and ball "to celebrate the tribution of rice at below cost price signing of an agreement between in order to relieve the poor as the China and Great Britain whereby the grain is still beyond the reach of retrocession of Hongkong to the the average Chinese resident. A con-ünese nation becomes an accomtribution campaign will soon De fact. 3 started for this purpose, it is learned.
This invitation has been issued by For this philanthropic work, a dis-"Mr. Kan Yeh-tun, who calls himself tribution committee has ' been Commissioner of the organized and the committee are "Reformed Government of the Retrying to enlarge the scope of their public of China, Headquarters of the activities by rallying the public to ion Commissioner for the their support They have bought International Settlement of Shanghai 16,000 bags of "ground" Sa'gon rice and for Hongkong and Kowloon." on the local market and -abled 10 Under this impressive heading the in-Saigon fcr 15,000 bags more for vitation is extended. Unfortunately distribution to the poor. It has mo date had has been stipulated for been tentatively decided that dis-the reception and ball, while the tribution of this cheap rice should invitation reveals that "The date of begin on January 18. Thirty rice the actual signing of the document shops in the Settlement and 20 in will be announced later." the Concession will be asked to "A Thing of the Past"
The letter, which is written under the address, 8, Drum Tower Villa, Nanking and dated January 1, is as follows: "The Retrocession Commissioner of the Reformed Gover: ment of the Republic of China presents his compliments and takes the Pleasure to extend to you his cordial invitation to a reception and ball to be held at the Repulse Bay Hotel, Hongkong, on the occasion of the formal signing of the agreement between China and Great Britain whereby the retrocession of Hongkong to the Chinese becomes an accomplished fact.
"The Commissioner takes this opportunity to express his gratification that all foreign Settlements and Concessions which have been encroaching on Chinese soil and Chinese sovereignty are now a thing of the past.
"The date of the actual signing of the document will be announced later." The letter bears the printed signature "Kan Teh-yun, Retrocession Commissioner" ever a printed seal bearing the words "Retroc-sion Commissioner, Nanking, China" with a picture of two Chinese junks in the centre. Those who have been invited are asked to "RS.V.P." distribute the rice at a much cheaper price than that quoted in the Shanghai Rice Market.
The Shanghai Rice Shop Managers Association has met and voted in favour of the new movement being willing to help the committee in the philanthropic work which will no doubt benefit many poor people. The committeeman are starting a movement among the various trade associations for the purpose of raising funds for buying more cheap rice for the poor.
Meanwhile, registration of big firms and shops wishing to buy Saigon rice continues at the Shanghai Foodstuff Readjustment Association at 59 Hongkong Road. The association has already ordered 600 tons, of Saigon rice on behalf of those who have registered and the grain is expected to arrive before the end of the month. The First Special District Citizens Federation has petitioned the Chinese Chamber of Commerce here to forbid rice merchants to quote their prices "privately" in defiance of the regulations of the Shanghai Rice Market. Some rice shops are said to have secretly increased their prices.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.