a Shanghai, May 12, of his goods owing to ihe ineretse of Is necessary to Increase prices
the coat of rodtction, a "mershent inst ist secure permission from the Authorities before doing so. Ths. the opinion held by St, Yulin ish Chinese member of the Shanghai Municipal Council who is concurrently serving on the newly enlarged Cominitiee of the same body. Mr Shi's statement Issued through the Shing Sheng News Agency states that the method of labeling prices recently announced by Council authorities may not be able to deal with pro-AMlecring merchants. effectively, "The price-labelling method is a negative method which will have ttle influence over profiteering chants who may Increase their prices by 20 oF 30 per cent. and if they a allowed to continue prices of all modities will be affected Increasing the burden of the livelihood of the masses," "Mr. Hsi_ slates. Me opines that a further step should be taken whereby merchants must first petition authorities for increasing their prices otherwise price labels can be changed from time to time which condition would be beyond the control of the authorities, Kings' Daughters' Society Shanghai, May 8.
The annual report of the Shanghat Branch of the King's Daughters" shows that the past year has been most satisfactory. The Society has carried out its full programme for 1939, and expects 10 expand in the commu ye The particular aim of the Society is assist destitute foreigners, has been able to concentrate taken aver other organizations.
'The Mnances have been such as to make it possible to meet all obligations in' connection with this work.
Private donations have considerably. exceeded those of previous years, and the various activities of the Society have also exceeded expectations, this flowing a greater number of applicants 10 be helped. 'The chief benefactors have been' the British Fund for Relief in China, and the Associated Foreign Charities, The number of people through the fllce was 4,362, and this indication of the Valuable holy the Society has been to the commun ly during the past year.
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