[To the Eaitor of the "Normi-Cuita Dany News"
Sin—Since the shortage of copper coin, we have been anxious that the! auks will soon issue the small notes Instead for the relief of the poor. But itis unfortunate that up to the present we have not seen them out" however, that the case would come From the newspaper we learned,
isto effect on August 22 but later on, lowing to the incomplete process and other problems, "the "balk had delayed in its Issue, At frst, coupons used instead were issued by many shops, but as they could be used only in te shop which issued them, they "were unable. to become circulated uy" the public. [Then we used stamps, which indeed Jenjoyed a. wide circulation. "But funtortunately, as they" were refused for acceptance. by the 'Post Ofc, many shape sold them' at a reduced price. In this case, they" gave rise to the refusal of the public.
The refusal of stamps has again lon brought about the use of coupons in the market and, moreover, they have rapidly increased in number. It is Jestimated that there are at least a.|hundred kinds of coupons circulating lin Shanghai. At the very outset, they were issued by big department stores Jand tramear companies, but it is not [the case at present, for they. are even' issued by many small shops, The paper they used is so bad in quality hat it soon becomes null and vold used only several times. It steps are Jnot taken to put an end to their issue jin abuse, it is inevitable that the lite of the poor will be greatly affected.
Furthermore, of paramount importance it is that in order to avoid Jo series-of incidents which will follow Jsoon, and to relieve the poor, we are yearning for that the bank will issue the small notes without further Shanghai, Aug. 30.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.