To the Editor of the "Nonri-Citixa Dairy News"
Sim,—Your leader in the issue of last Saturday anent the appalling contained in the article entitled antom—Hlope of China" accepted y a New York paper "holding some re-vod manners, is. really refreshing.
In the easy-going, good-humour-way Britishers put up with much n some people to anger, strength of the local police force hag not been maintained in propor= tion to the rapid growth of Shanghai within recent years, The police have more than once recently demonstrated their value in the interest of the safely of fife and property road straightening "hemes, carried out apparently at the sacrifice of a more efficient police department, which at its present numbers cannot the regarded as adequate in face of the alas 1 armed robbery has Mere in the last few years.
The Commissioner of Police n his it ix 00d now known that Bi "phlegm" (80> called) is not supineness!
writer who can make such el usual report in the Gazette to adhere to the precedent establish ced by his predecessor viously biased, untruthful, and mean The Chinese servations directly levelled at the cousinenation hi to ards; they the natural instinct feo-ordinate with in the work of it hinge the World a world of peace! force which endangers life, and and harmony, deserves the salutary the police think a Chinaman should treatment usually dealt out by schootall assistance or yell in the for boys to sneaks or prigs. customary way "no ming eh!" at the The Editor of the "Nation and point of the revolver, they expect too nich and do not understand the his contributor, metaphysics of the average China country. of trouble and man, If the Council will distribute may complacently' think thomsely gratis to all the Chinese householders clever fellows; smart, snap fand all the other adjectives lauded and. shop-ki a translation of luy the American journalist. greedy Mr, Fairbairn's recent publication for aty copy if only it stings, but how to hypnotize and then deprive an armed robber of his gun by the relief effect on the minds of the more whirling of a walking stick, and British alike—is certainly i perhaps things might improve ac+ earlling to the desire of the police, mical to the "pull altogether" so but ax things are the obvious re-desirable for the help of China and the well ing of all resident formedy is to inerense to a large extent eigners. the number of men for patrolling:
Tt might be suggested that some duties, twenty, or more, representative Am.
Tam, te, erican residents. should prove their megs and fellowship with Britain Shanghai, Jui practical way and, ineidentall put to the test the fairness of the Nati sending a com ned letter of repudiate
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