To the Eaitor of the "Nonta-Ciina Daty News. am not a Briton and therefore perhaps not a fit and proper Person to defend the honour of the British soldier. However, I cannot refrain from expressing my. indignation at the publication of mendacious statements made by al certain Chinese rag publisher in English which purports to be a "mirror of Chinese public opinion."
have been told, although 1 am not certain of the fact, that the said paper is registered at a foreiga consulate and that its publisher 's a foreigner, But even if there no foreign interest in its manag ment or production, and therefore it is a purely Chinese concern, I fail to understand why proceedings are not taken against the person or persons who are legally responsible for repeated offences of contempt, of a British Court, As a climax to that disgusting] campaign, I find the following lines in a letter published in this morn-{ng's Ise of the same paper:—pope the] in Belgium and "in during and inntediately. after this World of th of illegitimate eaulted In the bringing into Dutish soter Sica inn and Fr by unknown As one who knows of the thousand] acts of generosity and humanity! displayed on the Continent by the British Tommy during the war, I consider it is my duty to protest strongly against such a intammatory campaign. Certain persons may! say that it is a wise tactic. to ignore these vile comments; but there are others who think that the policy of leaving undisturbed the authors and accomplices of such turpitudes, is bound to be eon-sidered by many Chinese as a sign of weakness, if not as a tacit acquiescence to their truth, Enclosing my card, Tam, ete,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.