To.the Editor of "North-China Daily Ne Sir, Gri. good authority I learn that wow. business has been booked by non-British firms through local Manchester representation. Doubtless these non-British firms fondly imgine they are making hay whilst the firn thines but one wonders if they have taken into consideration all he facts, "There are in the godowns stocks of moots which were carried over from 1924 owing to the cessation of not the paper in front of mo) wore! judgment. All right, oe let it be.|'These nations therefore have a right [But later when the inguiry ccmes?, to aay. hew Shanghai shall be FOODSTUFFS FOR HONGKONG.
have been Knocked down time mest sraemerative, man bol ler British subject. oe see Be 0 a so Biel ce it} Jo the Editor of the will admit that people! matter at present, will find and' before cur worthy local magistrate been overlooked so. long by there, himeelf; to see how it could _Nomt#-OMiNA Dancy News again, bat more than average im-'on a charge of manslaughter(and' people who have been writing letters Sm—I have been requested by agitation is needed to. visualize' possibly muner if there Lo anyone the subject. Their complaint His Excellency the Governor of three. mid-Viet missionaries choice between the two) and tae{that it "undemeeratie."
In Hongkong to make it known that being beaten up. lees of proof that he wat just~ democracies however, people take the unloading of all foodstuffs in If these three reverend gentle ifed in the killing will rest upon, the responsibility fos protecting the Colony is guaranteed by the were beaten up as thoroughly the accused. themselves.
Shanghai cannot be Government. mother used to beat up an egg for} made into a democracy because the I shall be glad if you will kindly atip they must have presented a! ale hat "slotd' of" Cxinore, Beple of Shanghai carnot take the Publish the above information in iy'and it is mun alt wonder that the witnesses will Ferjare. themselves Te*ponsibility of protecting then. wunaged about it.
and mal wonder teat shel naxinr the cocared and he wi net single witness for the defence- beni slve® ADA auch people ca the Chi Hrieh-veen, Consul-General Ton the other hard they were I" that case what is there for cur} Enclosing my card and with many shanghai, July 28, '1925.
Duriness during the outbreak of hostilities last September. Te was ped that these would move off after China New Year" (blessed phrase) but we know: that these stocks were net moved entirely. These reeks were anded to the uctal ther shipments are toa: perasily held up at Singapore, Mi Hongkong and Japan, and so sven as the rtvike is over they will come ferward {9 augment still farther the stocks low in godown and which cannot at present be delivered.
Many qualities are obviously mize if the senzon ani! will Rave again to be caryled over '0 the next and will be further orders booked for May. vember-February shipments.
The shipments piled up at Singapore and other ports are accumulate ing expenses which someone wi pay, thus adding: to the No one can at present. ay what these hares are kely to be as the strike is still in being. Tt would seem that in the Spring of 1926 this toarket will be chok-a-block with carried-over stuff on top of which will then arrive the orders this week Bookel! by non-British firms.
Gan anyone tell me which Chinese firms are solvent to-day much Jens which of them will be solvent kext spring?
Can anyone tell mow foreign firms will be obliged to take, on ayainst dealers in order to extract from them aceunulated in-! terests end storage charges, there by resulting, in many instances, in the Chinese firms fling their petitions in bankruptcy or suddenly realizing that the climate of Ning-is vastly more salubrious than that of Shanghai? All goods thrown back on the hands of the foreign in: portern will have to be realized ard it has been my perience that euch goods rarely Brought a profit, The goods now being booked by mon-British firms will have to compete against these stocks which are selling at a lo and the result will be confusion worse confounded.
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