Editor of the Nonru-Cutwa Darcy News"
Sim—The people of Shanghci, and especially those who live on. their salaries, are most grateful to the Consular "authorities of both the any Settlement and the Concession for taking action against profiteers, and sincerely hope that it is the beginn-
Information Wanted Shanghai, Nov. 13.
To the Baitor of the "Hrormicuixa Dany News"
Action Wanted Sint and with me many others would be certainly highly. fateresied To the Editor of the In'getting' enlightened about the "Nontu-Cuixa Darr News" Kerosene "oil situation. I" have to Fely upon elt for heating and cook '$i—The Shanghai public feels in-Ing. 'Tre' mali istibutors. "who obied 10. the "authorities of both Foularly Supplied the fuel bolted Seltlement and Concession for their fils or out-an Bul or cut-quota-supplice fom the Food Vert in checking) the tice Sil-compantes™at feast so" they tell However, there vis stil one. thing caraing and commoaliy-profiteering (On the other hand, Scalin tins Which needs to be considered: that cane got ata $80 rater Inthe "problem of "housing.
it, would certainly. be highly ap. equally. Important as the problem of preciated by all interested. parties fice. and "other necessaries ite. Theol companies would ive some Newspapers are Full of advertisements comprehensive explanation about the for rooms to let or houses to leat, ig not because many people nave left Shanghai, nor because many mew Shanghai, Nov. 14.
Houses have been built. Such wide:
the reason that the so-called Shang-spread movement i simply due to hat "Seeondslandlords® are eager Is it True? seek undue profit through. subletting {their rooms at higher rent plus key land lease money. 'Nowadays one Flour Shipments from S'hai {o'pay $80. for a small dark Foam the rear of @ house, to say nothing the Eaitor of the abou a big sunny. front one' which "RommGunta, Darcy News" will go.up to hundreds in rent and thousands"in' tease and key money, quanities of four are being Janites of four are being. shipped While' the rent. for. the entire house from Shanghai to Seigon. is' there Df'3 fats is about $190, The "socondway of stopping this" leak, and Tandtords" even go" so. far as 10 Preventing valuable foodstafle' ton Adopt methods by hook and crook to Teaving ie. port? To replace them chase their tenants out, The writer the Stabiiratlon "Beard wilt, ave Personally Knows, ease where. the to" grant. further foreign exchange, Breeond-landlords" "hasbeen. trying thas ageravaling the present pos to force and threaten his tenant to move out. he poor tenant, belonging {othe salary-earning class, but of Shanghai, Nov, 15. food "standing, is unable to find "a suitable place yet. Whatever the Fesult will be remains to be seen, 'Therefore, the writer hopes, that some day' in the not distant future the "authorities of both Settlement and 'Concession "will issue another Proclamation to the effect that house-roving without sound reasons. hereafter prohibited, that a "second. Tandlora® can' only,'make profit not exceeding the rent he has to pay for the entire house, including taxes, and that' violation of this regulation is, subject to. fine and imprisonment. But the Shanghai public must unite in the same front with the authorities In'stich a War against room-profitecring. Even the well-to-do people, foF the' sake of humanity, ought to give their sympathetic support, The winter Is"already coming, For the relict of he. sufferings of the over-burdened public as well as for the welfare of Both Settlement and Concession it is Righty desirable that" such steps should be taken, the sooner the bet= ter.
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