To the Editor of the "NontH-Cuina DAILY News."
Sim—It has been a matter of surprise to me to learn of more than one British subject from one or other of the Dominions, but now. living in China, vho have ceased to call themselves British on their!
Chinese visiting cards, simply giving the name of the Dominion "they come from—Australia, New Zealand or Canada—the hope "being that} Chinese will not regard them as British, I venture to suggest that this is not very brave; should they need Consular aid, they will seek it from British' Consuls, until such time as the Dominions send their own Consuls to China; is it fair then to try to esca¥e the onus of being Britiah at such a time as this when Britain is faced with such' malignant hate?
Not for one moment would I suggest that this applies to those from the Dominions who have been in the habit of simply giving their dominion as their home country; but I know there are some cases in which a changp has been made as mentioned above.
That American Isdy who, at the outbreak of the Great War, was visiting Germany and was mistaken for English, proved herself a brave woman by' refraining from undeceiving the mob at a time when Germans were anxious to keep friends with U.S.A. Let us ofthe British Empire not be ashamed or afraid to own that we are British. Tam, ete.
Kueisang, Feb, 19, 1927,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.