To the Editor of the "NORTH-CiiNA Dairy News.'
Sim—I Ielieve all the business houses, hotels and clubs would rejoice, and join in whole-heartedly, with the Ford Hire Service, if some authority would proclaim the chit system of Shanghai outlawed from April ist." Where else can perfectly strange person receive credit by_simply signing a. chi giving no references whatsoever. It is a system peculiar only to the Orient, and was started when the foreigners were few in number and well-known, congratulate the Ford Hire 'Service for their courage in the' stand: they have taken toward such an-unbusinesslike system of credit, which should be eliminated entirely.
As stated by "Not an Owner" in your jiseue of March 23rd, any thinking person must realize the} tremendous loss involved by the chit system, ard should be Ju favour of abolishing the chit, "Apart from the financial less, the chit. system is responsible for the ramation of many a. yourg man.in Shanghai 'Think of the temptation literally thrust at the young nien upon their arrival ig China and initiation into the "Order of the 'Chit Signers." If there ever was a trace of dishonesty' in the new arrival, the chit system is certain to bring it to the fore and encourage it. And how many young men have not taken advantage of the wonderful system to sign for everything, with no thought of where the cash would
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