To the Editor of the "Norra-Catxa Dairy News."
Sm,—I regret to see that the system of offering premiums for Passages is growing. It is needless to point out the speculation this may lead to; speculators booking passages with object of selling their. to genuine passengers at a profit.
I booked passages by the China Mail str. Nile but being unable to go had to cancel them and was charged 5 per cent, cancellation fees by the Company, it would have been 25 per cent. if I had not cancelled a full month before the sailing of the steamer, and they informed me that it was not in my rights to dispose of my tickets to any other person, so that I had to suffer the loss, but that is not so bad as having to pay 50 per cent. to a speculator to get your tickets. am, ete., Guert. E. Peer. Shanghai, March 20.
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