To the Editor of the "Norrit-Cuuwa DaiLy News."
—In your esteemed (either September 22, 23, or 24 have read with pleasure some lines Jabout Wenchow. It was said that, Jowing to the departure of all Europeans, this port had. remained peaceful for seven months, jowite true that, from' aster until the middle of May, they wore of foreigners in Wenchow, some Japanese excepted: all had' left for [Shanghai. But I am surprised your! correspondent (an old Wenchow! resident, I suppose) ignores that! from, that date three European Fathers from the Cathotie mission had returned there. They were soon {followed by six European Sisters of [Chatity, who immediately took up) their work in the Jean-Gabriel Hospital and in the Municipal; Orphanage. It is needless to say {that the population was sympathetic and since our return I have never heard a hostile word.
In the interior of Wenchow (the region of Chuchow), I have told that the German or Swiss missionaries of the C. I. Mission remained at their post. A Spanish Father belonging to the Catholic Canadian Mission refused to leave, and the other four fathers returned] to Chuchow after an absence of a month and a half.
Your worthy correspondent affirms! also that all the churches have been occupied: it is true that some of] tam were used, for some time, for union clubs, ete,—but so far, the Catholic Church, College and its premises have remained unoccupied. We trust the same peaceful condi ions will continue, Tam, ete, J. Prest. Wenchow, Oct, 6, 1927, Hankowite" is able to judge, Over his series of questions I meditated Jong and grave, yet not one of them I can answer, though born and bred a Chinese and who follows the political situation here (excuse my boasting) carefully, seriously and minutely. Well "Ex: Hankowite" be good enough to give the answers himself? The queries fare apparently Shylock's.
Tam ete,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.