May 24.
The baltic, celling and roof of the salt quarters of the Shanghai Dock yards Company in Lane 616, 3 Thorburn Road, were severely damaged ina morning blaze yesterday which engaged the Fire Brigade for an hour, although the fire itself was under control in almost half the time.
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Tongshan Road was the scene of another fire the same morning. The top floor and root of the house were badly damaged and an adjoining house was slightly affected, the roof being partly burned out, Rice Shop Punished May 23, The Shin Chang "Yi Rice Shop in Rue Cassin has had its licence can-Jectied by the authorities in the French Concession, while another rice shop in Tatung Goat is being investigated by the Settlement auth: orities, owing to alleged irregularities in selling the Hongkong rec under official. supervision, Inthe former ease, the rice shop is said to have mixed some other cheap rice with the oMeial ries, thus trying to make an iMegal profit Following the announcement that the authorities will allow people to buy as much Hongkong rice as they want. provided that no hoarding is indulged in, more residents have eon visiting rice shops, most of which are. solling the officially bought Hongkong rice priced at $110 per picul. Police are on guard og soon as shop has obtained its quota of Hongkong rice from officin—distrlbuters,
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