To the Editor of the "Nortu-Cutwa Dary News."
Sm—May I through the medium of your paper ask the French Consul, General in Shanghai to explain the action of the French Consul here in {fying the Chinese national flag at his Consulate to-day?
As we all know, to-day earmarks the commemoration of the Chinese Republic and feel sure it is no reason why on this, and on any other occasion, a Consulate (such as the French) should fly a flag other than the one representative of its nation unless it is a symbol of "surrender."
A visitor to this port to-da at once given the wrong impression that the French Consulate has been captured by the flag flown thereon.
Perhaps the French Consul-General in Shanghai or the Consul in charge here would explain the! reason for such action to. relieve! one's mind.
Tam, ete, Swatow, Oct. 10, 1928.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.