Shanghai, July 28.
Progress of negotiations for estate Jishment of the Joint special police blfice in the Western Disteiet (for which a modus vivendi has been Sianed between the Shanghai Municipal. Council and Sh thal Special Municipality) "Was been so rapid that informed Chinese circles. would hot be surprised if it would "come into existence xt month, Mates The report circulated by sources teal clove towel with "new" Chinese authorities. idicatex that minute tails of the joint polies office pin have "been diseusved between "the authorities concerned and that Uke ven referred the for final revision. The plan, Hud, Iie been ind sent back te th Both sides y agreed tw uugurate the joint ofice om Auaust having reselled a eumplete agree Ment on the main petits but post ponement may he necessary beeatise onthe of onieials of the Council from, Shang! hai, namely, Majo KIN. Bot Commissioner of." Poli, Goilfvey Phillips, Secretary: and Com missioner General of the" Cou who are on vat Wis a pointed out that the writing the repo the not signified whether was in complete agreement the revised" plan. "Me. Pat ireetur of the police ellice inf Yon, "appointed by "the Chi visited Mayor Fu Siso-tu on structions pri his new duties iso visited with Col. Lat Vine chiot of the Chinese police ut the "we Total stocks of rice in Shanghai today are more than 559,000 bags of 100 kilos each which, Mr. Ho pointed ant, should be ample for local consumption for at least two months. Imported rice Is obtained from Hong-ong, Saigon and Slam. It is estimated that 250,000 more bags of for~ eign rice will arrive here in the next three weeks. was learned that part of the 100,000 bogs of foreign rice ordered bby local merchants upon the suggestion of the Municipal Council and the authorities of the French Concession, -have arrived. 'The. balance this' order should reach. Shanghai hot later than August 15. These im porters It was learned, are not among. the price boosters, Mr. Lo said that the ruling price of rice in Shanghai today is. below Fepleement cost. - Consequently. the 100,000" bags "ordered by" the local merchants will be stored here asa Feserve against possible future shortage, mastic Stocks Dwindling Local stocks of domestic rice are Awindling and are far less than ten. per cent. of the total ree. stocks in the Settlement and. French Concession. "While the early crop of native rice has already been harvested. the harvesting of the entire crop will not be finished for another fortnight, Speaking of the cheap sale of rice sponsored by Mr. Vu Yah-ching and other Chinese philanthropists Mr. Ho this began on July' 16, and will continue for another eight days only. This rice was being sold at 36 retail lee shops in the Seitlement and 24 establishments inthe French. Concession, The official explained that the '36. shops in. the. Settlement only eighteen are actually selling rice while the other shops were selling purchase coupons of 'a. purchase ne of $1 each. The sale is releted strictly to the. presentation of the coupons by intending pur chasers, Mr Ho said, going on to explain that this was to obviate over= crowding inthe shops price at which the rice is sold Mr. Ho continued, has taxed at $40 per zah of 80 kilos ported broken rice. When the sale of the cheap rice' started Ho pointed out, the price was considerably higher than what it ig today, hence many' people availed themselves of the opportunity offered by the cheap sale.
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