As formerly the transportation has been entirely in the hands of the Shanghai-Hangchow-Ningpo Railway. The rates for baggage and chair coolies are higher than ever before. The serious aspect of this is not the cost of transportation to the mountain and_ back, but rather that it has a decided tendency to raise the standard of rates for all labour, and push the prices above those obtaining in-neighbouring cities, or even Shang-
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The milk supply has been a source of trouble and dissatisfaction both as to quality and price. There was a combine among the milk dealers to boost the price and to resist. inspection. There seems to be no special reason why milk should be both inferior in quality.and higher in price here on the hill than in the neighbouring cities
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