At the beginning of the next year another Chinese business in Shanghai, that of transportation and sale of all salt goods including salt meat, will be brought under the control of the Japanese and new Chinese authorities in the occupied areas. Chinese merchants dealing in salt goods are said to be preparing to oppose the project.
Tt is stated that after bringing the rice and vegetables under their control the Japanese are turning their attention to salted goods. To this end, the report asserts, a market is being established in the Joint Savings Bank Godown located on the northern side of the creek. Necessary repairs are being made inside the building so that the new market start business on January 1. "The profit of the market will be divided among the "Reformed" and new Shanghai city governments and Japanese.
Rice is still being prevented from being transported to Shanghai. It was mentioned in the commercial section of the "Shun Pao" yesterday that very little rice could be transported to Shanghai from the interior. Those in control of the business were alleged to be lacking organization, which trouble accounted for the fact that the rice destined for Shanghai was taxed and taxed again.
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