To the Editor of the "Normi-Cimwa Day News'
Su,-The World Publicity Bureau, Chicago Mi, sent a representative 10, China' in November, 1983, Mr. L. Brown, with a special Advertising offer, amounting to Mex. $139.50 for tone get, New Standard Encyclopedia, 10 volumes and loose leaf extension service for 10 years.
"The loose leat service went on for tess than a year when suddenly we received Ave sheets of coupons from the 4th quarter of 1938 until the 4tt quarter of 1942 requiring a payment]
USS, 25 Cents per quarter probably before' further loose leafs could be had," because none have arrived! lately. That is of course only Ten extra Gold Dollars, but who is going {o bother about sending 25 Cents per quarter, spending 25 good Chines? Silver Cents, big money, for euch letter, more' particularly' when we] were' told that. the "Special Offer" Included the loose leaf service for ten years.
Different people seem to sign these Circulars and letters we get from local sources unknown and no local addresses are given, so T am sure Several uninitiated people with me muist be wondering who is running the New Standard Encyclopedia Corporation, or the World Publicity Bureau,' Chicago, Ill, sponsoring undertakings like this. The local agents must be hiding somewhere, I have not been able to find them, But perhaps somebody can oblige 'A Vicrtn."
Shanghai, May 16.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.