Foreign Shopkeepers' Profits Threatened A. meeting of representatives of foreign stores in Shanghai was held on Wednesday afternoon to consider the possibility of taking action in the matter of "small money" losses.
was mentioned that some firms are losing a considerable amount of money in this connexion, one representative saying that' his firm lost as much now in a woak as they id in a month three or four years ago. Women, it would som from the discussion, are the most troublesome customers in the matter of small change, and, somewhat. surprigingly, one heard that "globe trotters" are equally fractious about "big" and "small" money.
The matter was discussed at length from the points of view of the customer and the store-keeper, and afterwards a committee was appointed to draw up a report and make recommendations. These will be circulated in due course and, it is hoped will result in the general adoption of a scale of prices for purchases under a dollar which will be equitable both to the storekeeper ud the customer. 4 the Chinese and foreign facto erring to Comfsatonar king him to $00" Dame -Adelside derson matter, the Com. missioner of the Industrial Bureau of Kiangsu is also notified. 7
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