According to _well-authenticated reports reaching Shanghai late last night, about 900 Chinese guerillas atepanest i at 10 Paha, teked Ni: supported by
severe fighting continued, 'The ye" ports did not state whether the city Itself was an objective or whether the guerillas had designs on the oilway between Shanghat and Nan-'Baht Chinese villagers who were wounded several days ago by' bullets during fighting In north, Kiangmu arrived in Shanghai yesterday and wore ugmitted to two Settlement _hospitals, As far as could be ascertained they were injured in or near Jukao where Aghting took pisco on July 9 between the partially: disarmed New Fourth Route Army and the "peace army" of Nankinj Inland Rice Prices Drop After Recent Rains Chungking, July 18.
The timely rains of the past few days as. changed, the entire com plexion of the food situation in Free Shinn Sand agsicultuart "expert fatimate this year's Seechuen crop 10 per cents if the. rains come again a week from now.
SSho price of rise has. dropped by 420 por plout in Ghengta. while in
plout.
Annie, [thas atopped to 925" per Foreign reports from Chengtw state that about one month ago. the Bute of ge in the Szechuen eapitn Fore" $02. in one day. Jumping fron $70" 10" $00. per' new' tou "Cone-tenth a picul). "This sharp rise resulted "great anxiety, but the. situation was soon under' control when the Provincial authorities immediately Uistibuted tee, ata" Axed. price. to oer people thfotishout the ely.
Latest reports Indicate that in chengtu "the price of rice has Gropped. to. $62 per new tou or $620 per plout.
Foreign sourceo claim that the present drop in the Drlee of rice in Bhengt is largely due to the dump Ing of leg onthe market by these Radio Sets in Tientsin To Be Registered Blentsin, July 13.
With a view to preventing listen ing In to Chungking Radio whose broadcasts may exert a detrimental Influence upon public safety and mis Inform the population, the Chinese police in Tientsin has received instructions to register all radio sets in the city, according to a proclamation, issued By the Mayor of Tientsin to-
Suneré of radio sets will have to bring them tothe local pales stations, Only' Sets of not more' than three {bes Wil be allowed, more: power-{ul ones being confecsted—Haves.
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