to the Ealtor of the jonrit-Cinwa Darty News write this in the hope that might catch the eye of sume savants, provided, of course, if you would be good enough to allow it /space, in your esteemed paper.
Tea is the universal beverage of most people, Though at present used as a refreshment, in the early centuries it was said to ha used as a medicine for headache stead of aspirin, perhaps beea its good taste and smell, It certainly cannot be said to possess medicinal virtues today, with the artificial yes use in the colouring. 1 cannot understand why it is that Chinese tea dealers taken so much pains in the colouring process, which to my mind only tends to depreciate its value, The use of colour in the foods might look appetizing, but the most exacting palate. will not apprecia Grinking "merely appearance, if he comes to think of the dyes used, and {ie method of their manufacture, There "are. certain raspering at the momen ist resort.
If foreigners intend cerned with the lan lay con-'THE DAVIDOFF'S CASE (00)"ind China has which prohibit the us€ also established of colour have to do it against increased com. to make a living in Shanghai, they Petition from. other nationalit standards of living. may,.in time, move upwards. In the distant future prices which have been paid for property in the last five years may be fustifled but it {s going to be
who bought at boom prices, get a ong me before present, owners, Tengonable return on their money. This is partly because they ha purchased on the values of judged by criteria of New York, London, Paris, Liverpool, Buenos Aires. and Tokyo,- forgetting the standard of living factor and. the the masses here. Land have been better taken as samples. all ems foe that this la time for plain speaking. Iam for this Purpose dealing only withthe foreigner's case. I do not want to taken. to overlook the housing problem for industrial workers, to Which you have referred. I merely desire to concentrate on one aspect of high rents with which I feel better able to deal. T enclose my card from which you will agree that 1 am justiNed in signing myself.
Shanghai, Mar. 30.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.