Because the price of newsprint has lücreased due to the slump of the Chi-"ese dollar, many vernacular newspapers in Shanghai have reduced the number of their pages and are facing an uncertain future, the "Tairiku Shimpo" reported yesterday, Before the Sino-Japanese hostilities, the "Tairiku" said, a ream of paper cost five dollars, but the price has now jumped to $40 and the present supply is almost exhausted.
the newspapers reported to be reducing the number of their pages have been the "Sun Pao" and "Li Pao," both influential local dailies, Magazines have also suffered reductions. Another difficulty, "Tairiku" said, is that with pages reduced, increased advertising cannot be asked.
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