To the Editor of the'
"Nonmi-Cumwa Dany News"
Sm—May I through the courtesy] of your columns ask if one of your readers is able to assist me ina small matter?
'My cook having presumably con. tracted an acute case of "dropltis' has in quick succession succeeded in eliminating the lids to the sugar Dow, tea and coffee pots, of a rather caxpensive Canton china set. It grieves me to think of replacing the three pieces entire, and if any—reader! knows of a place where small' china. articles are made or painted, 1 shall be most grateful for the information.
It is some years since the Raven companies went into liquidation and, while creditors of the above two Jeoncerns have seen. statements of {their affairs in the local press, no [Publication of the position of holders of ARCA loan certifates issued by the Asia Realty Ca, Inc. has ap-Peared in the papers,'nor have these Jereditors received any communication from the Company. 'The credi-_ tors have been very patient and now' that the real estate business in the French Concession and certain areas! fof the International Settlement good, they should know what the Company intends to do towards re-Jdemption of outstanding obligations.
'The same state of affairs exists in regard to holders of loan certificates issued by the Raven Trust Company and I'shall be glad it you or any' fof your readers can give any infor-motion regarding these two concerns.
Shanghai, Nov. 3.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.