To the Editor of the "NontH-Cnwa Dany News."
Sit—Pi Pring in his letter pubished in your issue of February 5, touches upon what is a very real hardship... Here is another fact. 'A shipment of household goods was recently sent from Chicago, U.S.A. The total cost of transportation from Chicago to Hankow, via Seattle and Shanghai, was GSLI8.9: round figures about Mex. transportation of this shipment from Hankow to cluding taxes ext route, Mex.$367.38. This latter sum did not include Maritime Customs, coolidge and storage, nor the "Loti" tax required upon arrival at Kaifeng.
This province ly supposed to be suffering from famine, but the Killing of trade by preposterous freight rates and exactions of all pees era acorn tine aaa Wdnds ave in great measure responsible for the present prevailing Poverty, Wealthy residents have wisely Jett the province, but the Jess fortunate millions ave debarred from this, 1 m, ote,
Honan, Feb. 8, 1929.
Tetecrams from Manila indicate) that the party representing the Ministry of Industty, Commerce and Labour, which is a¢ present. visit: ting the Philippines. defn Chinese exhibits at the Mania enrnival, has. had A cordial. re-option, The party is unde the chairmanship of Mr, Moh, the Viee-Minister. The telegrams state that the party called on the Governor-General, the Vice-Governor, Presient. Quezon and other officials, DEO:
iting them with gifts, letters and Photographs. A reception was given fu February 6, at which 400 people wore present, "(tis algo atated that the Chinese exhibits are proving very. successful, The Miafateria party intended to leave for Canton fu Saturday.
Japan proposes to export bull frogs to America to relieve the! Biluation caused by overproduction in the frog-raising industry. Tt is reported that the Association Frog Growers in Mict Prefecture recently. shipped from Kobe about 50 Ib, of live froys as sampies and the price and quality are satis factory itis prepared to accept large orders from American dealers. Frog-raising in Japan was started overal years ago by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry which Imported frogs from the" United States, The present over-production duo to the fact that the frog as food is not yet in great demand Although the Government has been encouraging it as a factor in the solution of food problem.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.