'The reason is that, under the pre~ Sent' rice chit-book system, most householders here cannot get enough lee, and therefore housewives must ket "bred or some other substitute for rice 40 satisfy the strong ap~ petites of their sons and daughters."
After expressing sympathy with these householders, My, Namikawa said they had been considering the distribution of substitutes for ree, such as flour, sweet and Irish potatoes and beans, but added that these were not produced in the city, "The best woy we can think of today to increase the supply-of these substitutes," he added, "Is to prevent} their diversion into confectionaries, chop-suey houses, and general purposes, For this" purpose we will establish a bread joint-sales corpora tion, and make bread flow steady stream from its chain stores to dhe people in the city,"—Reuter,
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