To the Editor of the "Nonta-CauNa Dairy News."
Sim,—In a field lying about five hundred yards outside the western boundary' of the Settlement, in the triangle formed by the Kiaochow, Connaught and Jessfield Roads, lie exposed above ground in a confused topsy-tirvy mass a large number of Chinese catlins containing corpses in various stages of decay, This mass is constantly being added ce, apparently, though the available space is fully occupied. Late arrivals are consequently dumped down anyhow and left as they may happen to lie—on their sides in some cases. In warmer weather than we are now having this charnel heap must be a serious danger to the health of the nei bourhood.
One would imagine, too, that so revolting a spectacle would quite intolerable to Chinese feeling. Yet the majority of the exposed coffins are far better than those used for the very poor and the adjacent village appears to be a Prosperous one. Possibly neither the officials responsible' nor the! local gentry are aware of the existence of this plague-spot. In the hope, therefore, of drawing their attention to it, I, would ask you to be good enough' to publish this letter. The matter may possibly also interest the Settlement Health Department.
T am, ete..
Pepestriax-Shanghai, Jan. 16.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.