'The purpose of the recent sive Japanese air bombings of Chungking has been 10 destroy the Chiang Kai-shek alr force a military "establishments, thereby, Weakening that regime's' ability to Fesist and prolong the hostilities, the Japanese Navy spokesman yesterday He said the bombings were con sonant with the principles of justice and humanity since their aim is end the conflict and thus bring te Appalling Conditions In East. Chekiang Shanghai, June 5, Uneasiness gain prevails in Chine ireless in Shanghai, especially among Chinese house wives, because the price of rice has Increased by about $5 per picul during the past few days owing to several reasons, chef of which is the unprecedented Shortage of the grain in cast Chekiang which Is now depending fon this city for ite supply and relict, The price of rice now has reached $63 here and further increases are expected f the situation does not improve, Appalling scenes in east Chekiang are described by the Chinese press, especially in the famous wine: producing district of Shaoshing, where people and children often dic these days of starvation as the price of rice there has touched. the "$100 mark. It is stated Yhat It ig a usual thing im the district that children go to sleep in the evening and fal) to get up the next day, having nothing to eat. "Many are contented with eating. grass, It ts said, Ningpo merchants in Shanghai are launching campaign for funds to buy Salgont Flee for the relict of their relatives and friends in their native Hundreds of bags of " Saigon ries have been sent there already, War Fund Contribution From Tientsin Tientsin, Juno 3, The Tientsin British War Fund has received the following letter of acknowledgement from the Lord Mayor of London:—have received with very great pleasure and satisfaction" Your Memorandum of the Ist of March, covering a cheque for £500, con wibuted by the Tientsin British War Fund, in ald of the British Red Cross fand St. John Fund, for which I have appealed. shall be much obliged if you will be "good enough to. convey" to all "who have been associated with the raising of this gift, an expression of my cordial thanks for their gen ferous efforts on behalf of the Fund President Quezon Signs Immigration Bill Manila, May 28.
President Manuel Quezon today signed the new Philippines immigealon bill which was' passed by the Commonwealth Congress on May The legislation will become law if and when It Is Sed by President The bill fixes a maximum immigra-ton of $00 persons into the Philipines yearly from any single country, The Japanese Foreign Omee has protested "that the "Bill discriminates against Japan since it places her the same quota basis as many coun tries which send only a handful of People to the Philippines where: Japan annually sends far more thay the new limit—Domel,
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