Mah Jongg

Andrew Kan, Chinese merchant of Seattle, recently returned from the great oriental Republic, says the world has gone " Mah Jongg mad." Mr. Kan should know. He went to China to place orders for a half a million sets, but was only able to obtain a fraction of that number, owing to the enormous demand. The price of the game has been increased 100% during the past few months, and Mr. Kan thinks that the price will continue on its upward flight until the American public stops buying, " then the supply will equalize the demand".

Kan points out that " China is often called a nation of sleepy people, or one that has been asleep for hundreds of years, but here is one case in which they are not asleep. Instead, they are awake to the profits that may be made from Mah Jongg, and for the time being they are reaping a good harvest."