To the Editor of the Nortu-Cunva Dairy News.
Sin,—Referring to the Rev. Griffith John's challenge to produce " my authority for ascribing the authorship of the Introduction to him," I hasten to state that I have no authority whatever for associating Dr. John's name with the Picture Gallery atoll, But as Dr. John was openly nccepting all the Indes for its publication, it seemed a natural inference that the responsibility also rested with hi It still remains for Dr. John to put the matter beyond all possibility of doubt by simply denying the authorship or " inspiration" of the offensive paragraph in question.
Tam. ete., Hexvert A. Gites. Ningpo, 8rd Apr
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