Production aid Distribution To Be Controlled The shortage of paper and its re-sultan high price in the interior of this country especially since the European war has now caused the Chinese Government at Chungking west- to enforce à set of regulations governing the production, transportation and distribution of paper in order to rare assure the least possible waste. The extraordinary step thus taken by Chinese authorities is reported by the Chinese press to be aiming at facilitating adequate distribution of tH paper among publicity and edücation-al organizations.
Atcording to these regulations, production, transportation, distribution and the fixing of prices are to be strictly regulated by the Govern-the ment, In point of production, it is stated, the Government will require paper manufacturing factories using machines to move into the interior ^s blaze gutted the toy and to help them in every possible way to resume operations, The Government will also undertake to give assistance to paper factories located at the rear so that they can extend their operations to increase produc-ion, Toy Factory Goes Up in Smoke fire in a celluloid toy factory
but nevertheless Settlement less ly. The place building was gutted
the flames Save ollier houses in the village, by telephone at 1048 am., and tremen were at the about an hour and a quart-id not go into action as Hr t Brigade had the situa-in hand. One of the difiexperienced by the Bubbling Well firemen was the distance of the burning factory from Avenue Haig. It was necessary to lay hose for a was Altogether Some 16,000 stretch of 1,200 feet before the scene
feet of hose were used in the work. Spontaneous combustion was thought It would appear that the manufacture of joss paper is no longer allowed because the regulations provide that the joss paper should be improved so that it máy be used as "writing paper." It is revealed that in controlling the paper business the Government has mobilized officials of several ministries so that every phase of the problem will be tackled with in an manner, Officials will make careful investigations of publishing firms, magazine and newspaper publishing offices adopting the "survival of the fittest" principle $0 that no paper will be wasted by useless publications. The circulation of the numerous publications will be taken into serious consideration. Publication of text books by book firms will also be limited and no publication will be allowed without first informing the Government. Students are encouraged to use only the native paper. Deserted books and paper in waste baskets will be collected for paper manufacturers.
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