Englishwoman Answered the Editor of the ""Nonmu-Cuxa Dany News" sin—In reply, to. Ewctasewoacay's letter in. your to-day's Issue, T bea!
state that. the sugar' which she purchased at $170, per beg of 10 Ibs B'the so-called "Duty free Sugar" which is packed locally under "at-sumed names. If ENcusuwostax will {ake the trouble to look into a few Small" Chinese shops on _-Avenue offre and Rue Lafayette, she will ud the exact sugar sold at $120 per ths. (without bags). The sugar in Question Is Imported from Dairen.
Ow Resiere.
Shanghai, Feb. 18.
Chinese Vendors Rebuked the Editor of the Nowes-Cinxa Dairy News"
Su—I would like to thank Restor for his letter and to inform him. that 1 discovered to-day that the duty {cee sugar imported from Dairen ts on sale in at least one of the big department stores on Nanking Road, at $1.10 per 10 Ib. bag. Jame bag is identical with the one recently' purchased by me in Route Say Zoong, the only difference between it and the genuine Holland Jsugar bog being in the colour of the fettering and characters.
TI is to be hoped that housekeepers will insist on getting the genuine article, Holland or Taiko sugar, even fat a somewhat higher cost.
the Japanese wish to put their goods on' the market here, let them Ido it frankly snd openly, under their "Regarding the other aspect—it ts surprising that reputable Chinese stores, like that' on the Nanking Road, should lend themselves to the On the one hand Chinese soldiers lore making @ gallant fight against ruthless foe, on the other, Chinese Storekeepers are selling "Japanese and thus helping to provide he enemy with means to carry on this war of aggression. Where 3s; their patriotism?
Have they no thought for the thousands of their countrymen who Ihave been blasted out of existence by Japanese bombs? No thought for the Jeountless numbers rendered homeless land workless by the ruthless destruc ion of dwellings, mills and factories?
Shanghai, Feb. 19.
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