To the Editor of the "Nontu-Ciuxa Day News"
Su,—Your correspondent ENctsit= contax and others must. belong. to the "ole customs class" of Shanghai trid appear to be veritable die-hard The query about the origin and price of sugar, advertising as it does the fact that sugar can be bought at prices much cheaper than those charged by the -compradores, will Soublless start stream of letters governing other products, Most housewives will welcome this and 1 jam sure their "Daddies" will not eave two hoots whether wrappers show dozen swastikas, a couple of Rising Suns or the colowx of the Triple Entente so Tong as the food is clean wholesome and cheap, 1 will add to the sugar item the fact that by crossing over the Garden Bridge potatoes can be purchased at cents per Ib. fand during the time spuds were 16 fe ents per Ib, South of the Creek they were 4 cents per Ib, on the North side, A' little healthy eompetition will cly our compradores of good and your correspondents might be reminded of the fact that the Tost of Customs duties isnot very serious matter if foreigners will call that the Chinese Government steadily raised duties on foreign food~ stuffs and clothing commensurate with the growth of their professed friendship, Thousands of foreign have been brought to distressful cir Jeumstanees because of the high price Jof foodstuts and high rents, and anything can be done to bring boll rents and the cost of food within reasonable limits in comparison with the present wage-carning.possibilit fof the foreigner, It should be done, Jand done quickly.
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