Local Japanese are spending ¥.220,- 000 monthly at the many street stalls in the Hongkew area according to an estimate made by the Hongkew area according to an estimate made by the Social Affairs Department of the Japanese Residents' Corporation. the "Tairiku Shimpo" reported yesterday.
Daily necessaries, such as underclothing, socks, cotton piece goods and other commodities are being sold at the stalls.
Officials of the Japanese Residents' Corporation feared that the increasing number of Chinese street stalls, which are a distinct menace to traffic, will seriously affect sales in regular Japanese stores, the daily said.
According to the estimates made by the Social Affairs Department, 243 stalls are opened every day for business in the Hongkew area alone. Of these, 107 sell cotton goods, 50 sell cloth, 18, second-hand shoes: 14, picture postcards; 11, cigarette holders and glasses, and 43 miscellaneous items, U.S. to Manufacture French Plane Engines Washington, June 30.
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