To, the Editor of the Nowtn-Cuina Daly News."
Si—Would Messrs, Mackinnon, Mackenzie and Ca., explain another Problem which has puzzled me very Last year their London P. & O. S..N. Ca, Agents advertised first class fares on one of their latest doubt the explanation, lies in the "golden rale," quoted by "Transport," which "fixes a rate low, enough to. attract trait." The }wealthy classes at home must. tempted to spend their money abroad by low shipping rates; while the new poor in the Far East, whose! health compels them to take ocean
piper. westy of the ional leave, are, made to. pay the ust it'ever Sexe was one.
Jetitical cackle about the horrors of war" sets forth an interesting commentary on the duplicity of our s0- called modernism, who sensational depends, largely, the cultivation of a ground work fof staid conservation through which it has to break to justify fts nam Hence if that which is diving obscured during the pursuit, of, revolution towards right mindedness, purity and goodness, then the very field in which those higher qualities the Editor of the "Nowtu-CuiNa Dain News."
Sin—I_am_ gla: to, have read "Live™ and Let Live's article issue of untimely' increases in. the cost of life's commodities. in' Shanghai.
The increase of prices, especially those of the Public Utility Companies and taxes of the SMC, cannot in many instances be fully or partly justified.
"The reason for such increases in some cases is that their balance sheets show a loss. But it is not to be wondered at this as, if information is correct, the maj ty of these institutions grant their employees—besides many, other advantage—extras for high, cost of living, which run as high as approx, 30 per cent, White" "issues your issue of Sa or to express their views, wou! Submit a viewpoint which he his But which is none the less: pressing that it has not an, unimportant bearing on his reference salary cats and dismissals."
Now, anybody who has more than cursory knowledge of what has been happening in. local' premier business concerns during the past two years and which is still. "well" aware" of the number of male employees, whose terms of service, in some amounted to\a quarter of a century fand. who have been dispensed with jon the grounds pression." Many of th men bad wives and families and the case lof Britishers, all they had to look forward to was a provided passage Seeing "that the ships London to Sydney £39. 4. 6, distance is about the same as to London and Shang-how does, the mileage, ete., jealculation work out, There are hundreds of people out East who would travel if the fares: were more reasonable.
Tam in the market for five and a half fares return ie. if I can get ood rates, P.O, Box No. 1509.
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