To the Editor of the "Norru-Cuisa Dainty News."
Sirn,—Soaring prices! Such should: be the wail of the Shanghai housewife at the present time, but unfortunately this is often not the case, and she smiles and thinks her husband can continue to pay while he, poor chap, has a continual struggle to make ends meet, which she does not imagine and often wonders why he wears a worried look.
Increased pay at the present time is no remedy, as his employer, when asked, begins to look into the firm's expenses account and finding they are too heavy, dispenses with the services of some of his employees.
Now what is the cause of "'soaring prices?" The fall in exchange everyone at once exclaims. But is it? That is the question. No doubt this is part of the cause, but in many cases is only made the excuse; in any case this only applies to imported articles and not
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