With the kilt much in evidence, and pipers talore, the M®eol. Chub Dance went off with great dalat on Friday "evening, and the. fact that the dite wat Opel 1 could our Scottish element There Indeed. was fun without folly, and dancing was carried on until' late
sranied. hour, "(speci passer "having been OMce' bearers for the year ludod: mfr. A. ¥. ait, as Presiden Mr, ©. A. Inglis, vice-presidents Mr. J.'M, Howie, hon," Secretary: Ned Shields, hon. treasurer, and Jan Macrae a8 the honorary piper, The "pipers. at" the. dance, were Pipe-Major: Wellsted o¢ the Shang: hat Seotish, and Mr, Macrae, along with "two. pipers "from the newly arrived: regiment of the Ist. "Sea: forthe.
Much raver problems though have occupied the thoughts of elders during the ist week for housewives have been {n'a flutter over the crisis Invexehange' affairs and" the effect thiseis going to have upon food and ouseketping prices. Without rhyme reason some of the big stores falsed prices "twenty-five per cent, finest as aeon asthe stews was public, anda fever set in to lay" fargo" supplies. It. was unfortunate {or-some that the nows came at the end of the morth when housekeeping funds were low, but one conclave of good housewives, speaking from past experience, wore all against Tnying in large stocks of groceries and" what-nots, "It was advanced that such methods did not save in the long run, and that it was better and more economical to live from hand to mouth in this, place, Large stocks in the store-cupboard, it was meant large outlily, and more extravagant use of commodities than one would employ inthe ordinary way of living. Besides, after a scare of this kind,
or normal, so we decided thingy generally settle down to more against being dragooned into Alling the coffers of the rapacious provision dealers by excessive buying, at this It Is certain that, whatever, happens to exchange, attempts will be made to victimize the house-wife, Dut she is getting wise and resentful, and will put up some sort of a Aght this time. She must. She has, through recent mishaps, got her back the wall, and will took into her budget "in very different "manner from the easy days of yore. If the worst comes to the worst she will feed "her family upon what the country can provide. and will not Submit to extortion where imported re concerned, After ally mis and people up-country' hav for years had to live without, the luxuries our grocers provide, and we all feel that for the time being, rather than inordase our expendi ture s0 greatly, we shall turn our wits to concocting dishes from foods which China can. provide.
If our providers are banking upon previous experiences it will pay them. to have another think. It is the many poor, and not the few rich, which keep big businesses booming, and Shanghai housewives have, through cuts in salary, and rise in prices, attained a courage and determination never before reached. We are no longer clay in the hands of hose people, and will make a rear slond "against exorbitant and un+ necessarily high prices
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