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COST OF LIVING IN SHANGHAI.

COMPARISONS OF RECENT YEARS,

INCREASE IN SMALL HOUSE RENTS.

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HOW PRICES FOR CHINESE HIT EVERYBODY.

1928.

POPPY DAY FUND.

THE PRINCE'S WISH FULFILLED.

TOTAL OVER £500,000.

GROWTH DURING PAST SEVEN YEARS.

H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, when speaking on the wireless on "the evening of November 10th last year in support of the Poppy Day Appeal, said:-

"We bought so many poppies last year and so nearly reached the total of £500,000, that surely we can do little better this year and realise the half million to- morrow. So will each one of you give a little more for your poppy than you did last year 1 Givs even a little more than you can afford, remembering that even if it is a sacrifice, it is a small one cons pared with theirs, and that in so giving we are keeping alive that spirit of unselfish comradeship în which they so gallantly went away, willingly gave of their best, and often of their alt In the name of those dear ones we have lost and for the sake of those who are still with us but in such crying need, I ask you to be very gen- erous to-morrow."

SHANGHAI, April 16th. might well be an adage of the The high cost of living is a perea-Criminal Intelligence Department nial which blooms with increasing of the Shanghai Municipal Police. bardihood in the average man's Records show that the fluctuation garden. In this respect, Shanghai of rice prices in the past has had is not an exception to the general serious results, and has caused much rule, as is shown in a recent survey unrest. in Shanghai In January, of how much less one's dollar is cap-1990, rice was $8.20 a picul. Long before that the price was so low as able of buying.than formerly.

Things making the largest inroads to make it seem one of the fairy into the monthly income, according tales to which persons reminiscing to the average Shanghai resident, about the past are addicted. In are, rents, provisions and clothes. 1921, the average monthly price per Everything else can roughly be picul was $10. In April, 1927, it lumped under the heading of mis had risen to $16.58, a serious matter to the man in the strect, and cellaneous.

With rents as a starting point, it March of this year showed a some will be found that the high "level (what more favourable balance, the maintained at present is an indien price quoted being $12.12 per picul.

Clothes. tion of changing, and changed,

"Ago, for Clothes are another reason "why Shanghai. Five years example, economy did not mean wo can't save in Shanghai.” What- moving into a small house as the ever their importance in the scheme initial attempt. In illustrating the of things, one is inclined to suspect

It is pleasing to be able to report truth of this statement by local that somebody is profiteering some that the Prince's wish, has been estate agents, one has only to point where. Even the Chinese tailor bus fulfilled. Earl Haig's British Legion to the popularity of the small house reacted to the raised level of prices Appeal Fund at 26, Eccleston and of apartments, throughout during the past five years. Labour Square, London, S.W.1. make it Shanghai at the present time. conditions and the other economic known that the total received to motives which could provido ac-date in respect of Poppy Day, 1927, As soon as a hint of trade deprescurate reasons for the high cost of is just over £50,000 a figure which sion is in the wind the house-holder manufacturing wearing material speaks eloquently of the generosity decides that it would be better to are, again, material for the statis of the contributors, and the enthus

iastic and efficient services rendered find quarters to take the place tician.

Dress And The Stocking. equally well of the spacious high-

by many thousands of voluntary The one wayward and encourag-workers. Even this is not the final ceilinged residence reminiscent of the tropics, which connoted Shanging item on the general list is the total, as collections made in several far distant overseas places have hai of the past. The questions of silk stocking. Comparatively, they still to be received. coal, servants and general upkeep are cheaper. now than before the enter into this decision and the war when they were "best" in- stead of "every day and all the small house wins ensily.

But the economic inevitabilities time." The increased demand has are set in motion forthwith and the had a counterbalancing factor in demand for the desired article Prices in the methods of rival manu- makes it costly.. Thus it is that facturers who are constantly trying during the past five years, small to give the public something a little houses suitable for foreign resid-cheaper than competitors can do. ences have increased in their rentals So that one must admit the silk from 10 to 16 per cent.

Small House Dearest.

The Inner Man.

reached in 1925.

stocking has lived up to expecta tions in every way, "

Of this splendid total of £504,000, no less than £12,500 was contributed. in Greater Lendon, £262.362 in the English and Welsh Counties, £76,991 in Scotland, £14,000 in Ireland, and £83,891 by British Communities overseas. Of the remaining $14,000 passengers on British liners at sea on November 11th Inst gave £3,979, followers of Honnds (by means of Caps") £2,767, and by sales of Flanders Poppy Wreaths, etc., £7,234.

British

Malaya sent £16,744, Ceylon £5,995, the Gold Coast £2,768, Nigeria £3,311, Hong Kong's contribution was 21,914.6.0.

Many collections on liners were

ceived from the 8.5. Edinburgh extrordinarily good, £428 being re-

and £200 from the 8.5.

"There must be

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Here you have the always welcome combination of g fox-trot and a waltz on the same record. Snappy vocal refrains tell you what they're all about. The mugle itself has that smoothness, spiced with tricky rhythms that has made these two dance organizations becoMM national favorites. There are four other very inter- esting records on this week's release. Come in and hear them all-cont

There Must Be a Silver Lining (Thant's Shining For Me)

Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain WAKINO'S PENNSYLVANIANS My Stormy Weather Pal-Walts With Vocal Refrain

JOHNNY JOHNSON AND HIS STATLIK PENNSYLVANIAMDE

No. 21227, 10-inch Ramona-Walts. With Vocal Refrain Lonely Melody-Fax Trot

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Smile-Fox Trot With Vocal Chorus

Away Down South In Heaven Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain

PAUL WHITEMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA,

THE VICINIAME

No. 21228, 10-inch Black and Blue Blues With Ukulele and Piano Lickens Wik Piano

No. 21226, 10-inch.

Bungalow of Dreams From Midnight Till Dawn

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SHANGHAI VOLUN-

TEER CORPS.

ROUTE MARCH IN BUB- BLING WELL DISTRICT.

...APPRECIATION BY THE

PUBLIC.

SHANGHAI, April 18th. The Shanghai Volunteer Corps Castle, £419, from the s. Rajnu yesterday morning undertook a tann, Almantura. Practically without ex route march in the Bubbling Weil on every British liner at sea on what an efficient military force it ception, poppy sales were arranged district, and again demonstrated Remembrance Day.

Collections in the English and is. It may be remembered that s Welsh Counties were outstandingly similar parade was ordered by Col. successful, the aggregate "totals Gordon over a year ago, and on showing an advance on the previous

YOUNG FISHERMAN'S DEATH.

WIFE'S EXTRAORDINARY CONFESSIONS.

Mr. R. E. Lindeeli sat as Coroner at the Central Magistracy pester- day to enquire into the death of a young faherman at Aberdeen on April 8th.

Evidence given by deceased's father showed that the man weat

ashore to a tea house on the day

of his son was when he found his in question, and the next he

dead body floating in the water. The deceased was 10 years of age and had married a girl of 16 only

no quarrel as far as he knew. The year of 25 per cent. The following that occasion, when present at the about a year ago. They had had are a few of the principal amounts saluting base; Viscount Gart, V.C..

Birmingham received:

$11,035, Manchester £8,170, Liverpool £5,307, turning to a S.V.C. medical officer father said that his son was "dull Bristol £4,434, Leeds £9,923, Shef whom he mistook for a Guardsman, and stupid"

The young wife of the deceased field £2,008, Hull £1,638, Southend made the remark which promises to £1,808, Bournemouth £1,805, New be almost historie, "You didn't ex-made o senes of extraordinary con- castle £1,668, Nottingham £1,203, Northampton £1,288, and Leicester pect to see anything like this, did fessions in Court; frankly and £1.287.

you?" Yesterday's parade, while gratuitourly admitting the immoral London district collections in-not so large numerically as on the life she had led without her hus clude the following: Kensington

Her confes- £3,789, Wandsworth £3,400, Maryle- previous occasion, showed the Corps band's knowledge. boue £2,919, Chelsea £2,300, Hamp- to be every bit as smart, and there sons, however, were not relevant stead £2,059. Ealing £1,436, Willes- was similar evidence of the keenness to the enquiry.

The Coroner, after hearing fur den £1,224, Wimbledon £1,292, and of all ranks. It enabled the new

great amount of public attention.

adventure.

Entertainment And, Transport. Getting into the field of "pro-

In considering all those miscel- risions." it is pointed out by Shang- hai importers of foreign brands that laneous items which unremittingly price fuctuation bas depended con- endeavour to defeat our best inten- siderably upon exchange rates and tions towards economy, one must upon the duties. The greatest in reflect dolefully on the fact that Frease in these prices came just "dining out" habite, so luridly after the war, and, we have it on painted by foreign correspondents, the authority of Messrs. Lans, are undoubtedly on the increase Crawford & Co., whose provision still after having been on the in- department is well known to the crease for the past decade. With GGGGGGGGGGGGG, Shanghai householder, that the peak the price of whiskey estimated as of high prices in recent years was 40 per cent. dearer than a few In the past two years ago, not to mention the high years the tendency has been to prices of other necessary adjuncts to a Shanghai Zevening party, fur- decline except for specific items.

Another interesting aspect in the ther insight canibe gained of where high cost of attending to the inner money goes in Shanghai of to-day, man is the growing prevalence of If a city is going to be a metro- compradore shops where fresh polis, somebody has to pay for it. vegetables and certifed. ment can Transportation costs, too, have be bought. The middle man" not only increased in a few years represented by these shops, and, but as more and more transportation whereas it was afies the cook's is required for growing Shanghai Finsbury £1,008,

The late Field Marshal Earl Haig Commandant, Col. Orpen-Palmer, ther evidence, returned a verdict pleasure to go to market for cook another item is debited to "mistook the keerest interest in the to judge of the material te bas to of death by drowning through mir- ing vegetables, he now goes to the cellaneous" For the Chinese, like growth of his Poppy Day Appeal, nearest compradore stop as a rule, wise, transportation is an increasing and it was und that he did not live handle, and it attracted a vary and the bills respond accordingly. problem. Ricksha fares for them long enough to see the first half million reached. The Poppy Day have more than doubled in the past appeal, since its inception in 1921 The Rice Bowl.

five years, and anyone who has seen has raised approximately £2,353,000 for the cause of distressed ex the astute bargaining between service men, and has been the means prospective Office "fare" and of permitting an enormous amount riekshaman needs no advice as to of beneficent work to be carried out which side the mantle of victory on their behalf.

The totals for each year since 1921 £204,000; 1920, £259,000; 1024, £350,000

1925,

£395,000; 1928, Major called for markers; the units £435,000; 1997, £504,000.

were inspected by their officers; The total quantity of poppies sold on Remembrance Day, 1927, was 2nd by 10.15 the Corps was in readi approximately three millions more ness to march off The parade there was the imposing procession than the corresponding figure for { strength was as follows;-." 1928, and it is gratifying to mote that this increased demand for poppies, as well as for Flanders Headquarters. T Poppy Wreaths, has permitted the Light Horse.... At 9 am on St. George's Day engagement of a further twenty American Troop

severely disabled ex-service men at F.A.B. (Hows) (April 23rd), the President of the the British Legion Poppy Factory Light Gun Battery... Among the interesting items in St. George's Society of Hong Kong at Richmond-the Factory of Be Enginear Co.

Machine Gun Co. the British topical gazette which will lay a wreath on the Cenotaph membrance.

Each year the demand for Poppy"A" Co. will shown at the Queen's Theatre The Committee hope that as many Wreaths has grown and the de- "B" Co.

mand now is not only for wreathe American Co. to-morrow with the romantic comedy members as possible will attend. "The Quarterback, are splendid By kind permission of Lieut. Col. for placing in connection with Portuguese Co.

Bord, D.6.0., and Officers, the Armistice Day ceremonies, but for. Japanese Co. views of Nelson's flagship Fictory, Band of the 1st Batta. The Queen's despatch at all times of the year Chinese Co..... glimpse of HM.S. Tiger, and Sub Royal Regiment will play the for the funeral of any ex-Service Shanghai Scottish marine L22 submering with the Retreat on the Cricket Club Ground man in this country, or for placing Reserve Co in War Cemiteries overseas These Russian Co. wreaths can be placed on any King of Afghanistan on board, at 5.30 pm.. weather permitting.

The Hong Kong Cricket Club British soldier's grave overseas t The National Hunt Steeplechtes have kindly placed their stand at an additional charge of only 2/6d. at Cheltenham is also shown, the the disposal of the public.

A fully illustrated price list may The Committee and Members of be obtained from the Headquarters

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Rendezvous On The Race Course,

traction so the parade was provided Between 9.30 and 10 a.m. the by the presence of two military members of the different units of bands which had been lent by the the Corps commenced to rendezvous British, Defence Force, and there was accordingly not only the on the Public Recreation Ground, spectacle of troops parading at and at the latter hour company their best, but the very attractive sergeant-majors got busy falling in music of these bands and drums and files. At 10.30, the order was.

will tell you all about labon will fall on An adamantine ricksha have been i—1921, £108,000; 19 their men. The Corps Sergeant given to move off, and headed by

coolie is thinking of the stupefying price he must pay for rice-chow This F.-C. Daily News.

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the mounted troops the Corps pro- ceeded out of the Loongfei Gate and westward along Bubbling Well Road. Following the mounted men

of artillery, with horsed and Other mechanized transport, armoured. Officers Banks Cars and so forth, and then, the

6 long column of infantry. Major

General Wardrop though not formally present viewed the march of the Corps from the entrance of bis residence with great interest. The Commandant, accompanied by | Mr. 8. Fessenden and members of the Watch Committee took the salute at Hardoon. Enad.:.

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31

49

50

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107

97

109

91

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96

1,073

By this time Bubbling Well Road was being thronged with interested

Continued on next (nisumm)

High Praise Indeed.. In a letter to Col. Orpen-Palmer, yesterday, Major-General A E Wardrop, commanding the Shang- hai Defence Force, wrote:

As the Shanghai Volunteer Force pasted my gate this morning I did myself the honour of looking at them. I was much impressed by the bearing throughout and the efficient appearance of all the hits

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