Our correspondent "A None phrase that patriotism is the last British Resident of refuge of a scoundrel is too strong hai for Six Years," has certainly to be resisted after a contemplation evolved an ingenious scheme for of General Shing Shi-lien's pro-dealing with municipal affairs in ¢lamations in d Labour Unions. no rea-Shanghai, but perhaps had he been resident somewhat more than these on why he should mince matters particular years he would not have fare within his jurisdiction, who in speaking of these worthies 7 been so ready to present it. Several years ago, we learn from one of have succeeded in doing ' untold our senior' and best informed reharm to the business interests of sidents, something of the kind that the port and whose achievements he wants occurred in the Police in the direction of assisting any Force and proved an utter failure. nationalist cause have been of a Members of many of the Continental negative side. Ore of his phrases in especially picturesque, where he nationalities were then employed in defines a group of th tors a it, and the difficulty in securing "politicians, students. discipline was enormous. Inthe case of the British members King's and unemployed loafers": certainly Regulations have at different times 8 interesting a combination as one been introduced as measures govern-ould desire to find. Evidently he has come to the conclusion that {ing their discipline, and these have there is a Cave of Adullam proved extremely ' satisfactory. It Chapel, and as matters elsewhere is true that for special reasons the number of men of different nation-may shortly require the whole of his energies he wants to disposi alities employed in the force has in recent years been. enlarged, but of its tenants at the earliest possible moment. In his proclamations would be impossible to contemplate 4 force made up of 20 or 30 nation-General Shing makes certain extremely serious charges against the alities and each nationality having its own law to govern a policeman's Labour leaders, one of those being doings. Our "Non-British Resident" inciting against the laws of the folia' us 'a, good deal aren country, another of cheating the strength of the different national. Public (though whether out of their ities in Shanghai, but for the pre-money is not apecifed), and others sent we have to lock to the sore, are of kidnapping and so forth. The total number at ootee Joo Little wonder it is that with such Settlement fo Bau? of which formidable list of indictments Save 1157 against them the General should) Japa feel impelled to act. One reason) for selecting the present moment! {rans hinted at—that Later on the Gen-! for this action has already been French 2 ral may have his hands, too fall to have time to deal with them a The remainder is divided between might find ther presence very in- 14 other nationalities with 20 the rabid element will heed it; in act they will probably twist it into anything but its original form; but where temper does not supervene above an honest appreciation fact and statesmanship, it can do nothing but good, Major de Pinedo We would desire to offer our congratulations to Major de Pinedo, the Italian flier, on. reaching Shanghai. It is a fact that to the Jayman disappointments seem to be more common in the air than successes, but a sense of proportion was lost' as a consequence of the war. So great advances had been made in these years that when the struggle was over it seemed inevitable that the East would be linked up with the West at no distant date, that a swift passenger and mail service would grow up. There were factors which were without jour consideration, but it, was not. our fault that we did not realize them after being told that airmen could rise above storms and. so make their passages through the safety. As a matter of fact, Judging from all that has happened in these long distance flights, we: tee that airmen have to face every danger that has been thought of, But with the work of men of the type of Major de Pinedo, who comes as the guest of Shanghai's Italian community to-day, the mastery of the air must' come within the range sooner or later of where regular long distance services will be a practicability.
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