It was strongly urged that the Council itself can handle the distribution of the Hongkong rice easily by asking for ce-operation from public bodies and Boy Scouts. The Council may send rice directly to residences and registration of public bodies wishing to buy rice may be started. AIL schools were urged to help the authorities in this matter.
It was predicted that rice shops refusing to cooperate with the authorities at the instigation of "rice worms" will have to close their doors, since the Hongkong rice (about 200,000 or 250,000 tons monthly) is quite enough for Shanghai's consumption since the daily consumption here amounts to about 8,000 piculs. Chinese circles and the press were in agreement with the editorial] published by this journal on Wednesday on the rice situation. It was translated and published by the leading dailies.
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