"Nonru-Cunya Dany News."
Sin—In your issue of June 12, there' are. two items which very clearly show the difficulties to be contended with in getting the truth about China across to people at home. One is the report of the experiences of an American girl amongst the wild (2) Lolos, and the other the report of Sir James Jamieson to counter the romances of a Chinese diplomat.
Would that there were more men in China and at home who, like Sir James, do not mind calling a spade spade. I, Sir, take off my hat to im, and say "That's the stut to give "em," and, as a Roman could have said, "Si velles vestimentim non adds dignitatem."
Tam, ete., Nanking, June 13, 1924, To the Editor of the "NonrH-Ciina Datty News."
Sm—I have always thought that who has been knighted in at least a gentleman, and Thave never suspected that a British Consul-General in China would use such language at a public dinner in London society as hardly befits a cockney. So how rudely shocked I had been after I read your London correspondent's report about the affair.
The saving race is that the Chinese Acting Minister, being a perfect gentleman, took it with such great gompoanie that he has not even demanded an apology.
The could evidently be avoided if Mr. Chu had presented Sir James a top-hat—to use Mr. Chu's own expression—by calling upon him to speak at the two Chinese public For that reason only, the incident is rogrettable.
Tam, ete,
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