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FB1658—ALL ALONE IN VIENNA

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FB1677-SWING HIGH FB1700--WILL YOU REMEMBER

TRYING TO SAY I LOVE YOU. FB1701-WITH PLENTY OF MONEY.

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FB1702-SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN

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FB1704 SHALL WE DANCE

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FB1705-LETS CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF

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FB1706-GOODNIGHT MY LUCKY

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EB1707-THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY

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THE CHINA MAIE AUGUST 24, 1937.

The China Mail

Second Year of Publication

usual conditions, action will be forced upon the Goverment The public demand is that action be sooner, and not later, that it be taken now, while price and dis- tribution is capable of speedy

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bably quite true to state that there is no shortage of staples. But hoarding among the Chinese is being resorted to upon a dis- turbing scale. Many Europeans are wondering whether it would not be advisable to follow suit against the time, which they fear, when prices begin to reach prohibitive levels: Bach convert to this titude of mind increases the pos sibility of the development of the circumstances they seek to guard against. The familiar vicious ex- cle begins to operate. A further danger, against which protection should be afforded a public al ready experiencing the hardships which rising living costs impose, is the wilful withholding of sup plies by importers with the ex- press design of exploiting the law of supply and demand.” Both activities are mischievous and to be roundly condemned, but Hong Kong, Tuesday, August 24, 1937. moral suasion is least likely to

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The authorities in Macao and A denial is contained in an-he Philippines have already in- other page, of the report publish- licated their view of the possibi ed in our associate journal, the very fact of control elsewhere, lities by speedy action. And the

Carroll Gibbons. “Sunday Herald," that the Navy, meaning conceivably some cure Hilde Garde. Army and Air Force Institute tailment of exports normally Turner Layton. has contributed to the shortage moving to Hong Kong, provides additional reason for the Hong and soaring prices of vegetables Kong Government to at least Mantovani Orch. by making large purchases for make its position perfectly clear. Carroll Gibbons. shipment to Shanghai. The state ment of the District Manager

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egions which can boast one or fact, however, that unusual de two local venerables who are very bit as, mouldy as Thor or mands have been made upon the Odin. Thus there is a tale from market dealers and the error Belgrade to the effect that some arose, presumably, from a mis-one has discovered a group

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