The Archive · 1940

Protested Supplies Reach Exorbitant Prices in Concession

Tientsin Food Ban:

Contrary to reports, the British ConsuliGeneral, Mr. Oswald White, is, not making representations to the Japanese authorities regarding the electrification of the wire barricades around. the British Concession, it was learned here today.

(Reuter understands, however, that he is taking up with the Japanese authorities the matter of food supplies for the British Concession. He is not making a protest in this connection, it is learned.

Supplies of every kind of foodstuffs, except flour, are being sold at exnorbitant prices, having in some instances gone up 100 per cent. in the last few days.

It is interesting to note that northern Finland were repo have bombed military objectives at Kandalakska on the Murmansk rail

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