To the Editor of the NontH-CHINA Dany News"
Sir,—Up to what point may majority impose its will on a mino-
to instruct the members ity? "Evidently if a majority were minority to go and boil themselves, the latter would be perfectly' Justified in refusing to do so. There therefore some point "beyond which major ies should not seek to impose their will on minorities Every foreigner in the Yangtze valley owes a debt of gratitude to the man and men who acquired the use of Kuling for foreigners.
T belove all will agree, however, that although those men were missionaries, it was not their intention that Kuling should be reserved exclusive-
Prime Minister who brought pressure to bear on the Chinese Government to close the deal.
Tndeed, so {far os T know, no such claim as jover been made-by or for mission-Kuling'is intended for the free use of any and every foreigner of whatever occupation, creed, oF nationality.
It is, nevertheless, a fact, that missionaries predominate numbers and that on the Counc, To the Editor of the "NowrH-CuiXa Dat News"
Sir,—Those who live near ponds creeks are familiar with the Fesonant sound which continues all through the night, not unlike that produced by scissor-grinders! Until nite recently I was under the impression and I find that my friends twere too—that frogs were responsible. When I asked my gardener to catch one of the frogs he smiled 2 pitying way and told me it was 8 worm, Of course, I disbelieved him and he thereupon produced a lantern and a spade and tracking Jdewn the place from which the sound came, he quickly dug up a worm bout six to seven inches long. One fend was covered with a scale-like covering not unlike a centipede of the nasty variety and I was asked to believe that that produced the row. I was sceptical. so another sound was tracked down and another Similar worm found.
Some of my friends are disbelieve sinners and so I shall be glad some one can tell us if my garden-for is correct If he is then it will bbe a comparatively easy matter to lear out the pests as they do not dive into ponds and creeks as' do frogs. Then I suppose we shall not lieable to sleep because of the Tam ete,
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