Uneasiness again prevails in Chinesè eifelés in "Shanghai, espédially among Chinese house wives, because the price of rice has increased by about $5 per picul during the past few days owing to several reasons, Chief of which is the unprecedented shortage of the grain in east Chekiang which is, now depending on this city for its supply and relief. The price of rice now has reached $53 here and further increases are expected if the situation does not improve.
Appalling scenes in east Chekiang are described by the Chinese: press, especially in the famous wine-producing district of Shaoshing, where people and children often die these days of starvation as the price of rice there has touched the $100 mark, It is stated that it is a usual thing in the district that children go to sleep in the evening and fail to get up the next day, having nothing to eat. Many are contented with eating grass, it is said. Ningpo merchants in Shanghai are launching a campaign for funds to buy Saigon rice for the relief of their, relatives and friends in their native districts. Hundreds of bags of Saigon rice have been sent there already.
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