To the Editor of the "Norta-Cuma Darty News."
8rm,—Much has been said in your valuable newspaper with reference to the time when Shanghai was in danger from a possible attack by the Chinese.
During the early summer the defence of the Settlements was entrusted entirely to the local volunteers, who consequently experienced some very arduous work during the hot weather, T ara pleased to see that as the result of thie the French Government have decided to recognise the efforts of their countrymen by awarding them an active aorvice medal, which I understand does rot nece sarily mean that they have beea in act Ithink that under the circumstances our respective Governments might do something of the same kind for the volunteers in the British and American Settlements.
Tam, ete., Mth December.
Tamar ATKINS.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.