In the Northern district, the major business is being carried on in the Hongkew Market where the Chinese are daily showing their confidence in conditions by their rapid return to business- there. The North Fokien, Purdon and Elgin Road markets are also showing some improvement in trading conditions. The only two markets operating in the Eastern district are the Pingliang Road and Sungpan Road markets, Of these two, Pingliang Road market is handling the larger volume of trade. and conditions in this market' are becoming daily more normal The main market business is still, however, controlled by those markets minutes. located in the Central and Western districts.
Food supplies remain adequate and of excellent quality, though prices remain abnormally high due to the particular conditions which exist these days. Supplies of frozen fish have considerably augmented those of fresh fish. Flour and rice supplies remain satisfactory.
The iced suckers and cold drinks hawked in previous months with so much potential danger to public health have now, due to the colder weather, disappeared entirely. ware! If Kidney trouble lect or drastic, mess makes you suffer
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