ment Committee posted an announce ment yesterday warning merchants against secret dealings and further increase of prices, If they continue to do business contrary to wishes of the authorities, the reputation of the Market will be spoiled, it is said, The number of transactions was geaatly reduced since buyers became hesitant to make offers seeing that prices were becoming too high for the average resident to pay.
'Meanwhile, snatching of foodstults from hands of pedestrians by beggars and petty thieves has become a daily occurrence in many streets in both foreign areas, especially in Nanking, Road, where a N.C.D.N, reporter saw thieves running away' from erying women whose cakes or other eatables they had stolen, The "China Evening News" reported last. night that food. snatching eases numbered about 1,000 dally and, quoting an economist, the report explained that these were results of hoarding by profiteers, Hand Grenades Found In Connaught Rd, Lane Shanghai, Apr. 24.
Terroristic activities against Settle. ment court judges continued here yesterday when an unknown number of gangsters made an attempt to bomb the residence of Mr. Kwoh Yue in" Lane 733" Connaught Road. Several shots were fired by the gunmen and a CPC. in the course of the attempt, but no arrests were made.
Tt was revealed yesterday that at bout 4.50 am. a" motor car, the Ueence of which could not be ascertained, arrived at the lane and the driver made an attempt to delve inside, The lane apparently was locked at the time and the 'C-P.C. challenged the newcomers, only to be met by fire. The policeman shot back and the chauffeur of the car then drove away in a westerly direction. When Presentation to aft yetng preninted, ar, A, B, Belbin (ift
retirement from the Hongkong to Send Rice to Shanghai Shanghai, Apr. 25.
The Council has now made arrange. ments with the Rice Controller of Hongkong which, barring unforeseen and/or uncontrollable elrcurmstances, will enable the Council to place at the disposal of the Shanghai market regular and substantial quantities of rice which will suffice to solve the Shanghai rice problem so far as supplieg are concerned, an S.M.C. communique issued yesterday stated. determined that these supplies shall be made available to the public at the lowest possible cost and is making arrangements accordingly.
"The Council has already obtained fan option on a quantity of 5,000 tons which has been offered to representa tives of the Rice and Cereals Guild fon terms which should ensure that this quantity wilt be made available to the public at prices very substantially below those now ruling, the communique concluded.
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