Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 June 1941 — Page 2

SPATE 3 si — "HE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES ________ _ — FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1941

| | Onl 50 Sturdy Americans Remain i in a Where Living Costs Rise as Bombs Fall |

! now. | nese is the skyrocketing of the price|where such Juxuries as coffee,|Upper Yangtze, Johnson go, and his successor, Cla- of the community are Methodists jour news. I've just listened in to i By Nor ArTIcH oe ml pd Hasd 10 them of rice ie Yn a es A cheese, saltines and “leberwurst”’| The American ikintnich with|rence Gauss, come. Other Americans come and go,|Carroll Alcott of Shanghai, who is . CHUNGKING, China, June 27.—|are gone long. ago. 8 “tou” (or peck), which is more|may still be found. Perhaps that's|its limited social life is made up of} Prof. J, Lossing Buck (former|and we have frequent distinguished always keen and witty—in many / ‘About 50 Americans will pass the| Servants are demanding higher an double what it was last week, one reason we like to call at the correspondents, advisers and experts| husband of the well known author, |visitors. But social life is limited.|respects the best commentator we Fourth in enh The and higher wages, and the cost of |and perhaps fifty times what it was| former, or drop down to the gun assisting the. Chinese government,| Pearl Buck) serves the American|We have receptions at the govern-|have. Manila, Hongkong, Saigon, / ‘personnel is constantly changing.|living in general has increased a|before the war. It has been an un-|boat for a chat with the Captain.| Embassy officials, business men and|Government as a special Treasury|ment hostel, Chialing House, when |Delhi, London, Berlin, Rome and The few of us who have been here thousand per eent in the last 12|usually dry season, so in some places | Another reason for the latter is the missionaries. Department observer in China. He|notables arrive. The Press Hostel is| Treasure Island stations all come in since Chungking became the war-|months. Coolies in the city get $10 there is an actual shortage. occasional movie on board. The Americar Embassy personnel [also maintains his connection with|the scene of interesting discussions. |well, usually. And Tokyo broadcasts time capital of the Chinese Gov-|a day plus food. The American Embassy and the] The American “Tutuila” is the|changes from time to time. We have |the Chengtu. Aside from this we rely on the supply the comedy touch—unwite ernment are veterans. Much more serious for the Chi-iU. 8. S. “Tutuila” are two places! only American gunboat now | on the Just seen Ambassador Nelson T.| Most of the missionary members|radio for diversion and for most of|tingly of course.

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