To the Editor of the "Norra-Cama Dairy News."'
Sir,—I have read with interest your articles and information re the copper coins now in circulation and the action of the Tramway Companies thereanent, but I confess that I cannot follow your line of argument in all particulars. Is there not another viewpoint, the one from which the Chinese consider it? We were reminded a few days ago by one high in official position that we are guests in this land. If this is so, should not careful consideration be given to the Chinese side of things, especially before any precipitate action be taken? No one can do other than deplore the debasing of coinage in this or in other lands, but there cannot be two rules of right and wrong, one for Europe and one for Asia. The writer has recently travelled in England and France. In both countries paper is used as currency, in France even down to the smallest amounts—one has to pay tram fares with paper.
The copper coin in use here is not a "cent" but as is clearly stated on most of them, in Chinese, "equivalent to ten cash." The dollar and cent are not Chinese but foreign, their unit is the "cash" and I think you will-find that even these light weight coins exchange for and purchase ten cash worth of goods. We have been told that certain influential people have made representations to the Chinese Government about the minting of these coins. Could they not also make representations to our home authorities about the present cur-
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