Balance brought forward.....$172570 reported by the "Shun Pao" to have Chinese quarters in. Shanghai, are [Some of the foreign members of the Yeo "feoone "Tobacco Ad," Thorburn Road received orders from Chungking to Jearry out the newly enforced regula ions against "hoarding which have been published in Shanghai. Legitimate merchants are said to be supporting the regulations but they hope {hat the Government wil set a ererion of hoarding, so that merchant will not be discouraged in sending supplies to Shanghai, "They hope that Tal the Government will strictly punish those merchants who are actually found hoarding commodities, it is stated, Other Chinese reports continue to Ars". complain that the more quickly rice arrives, the more enthusiastically manipulators ner ease their prices, Tt is pointed out that rice has been arriving here continuously during the past few days but when a rumour Doxarions said on Thursday that a ship carrying flour was stopped at Hongkong, the price of rice in Shanghai at ores. [jumped up by a few cents, A Japan. ese steamer arrived here on Thurs day carrying more than 70,000 bags of lee, 'Between Monday ud Wednesday, it is said, 63,732 bags of foreign rice' have' arrived here and all the total arrival of foreign Flee up to Thursday amounts to 133,- '732 bags, Foreign rice is said to be stir continuing to arrive,
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