Among the letters we receive which never see print because the rs neglect or are afraid to send their names and addresses (albeit these never get known outside this office unless their owners give them away) is one that deserves refer renee, because its assertions are not ned to this writer only. He Yor ike' of clearing:
concerning: the ind anti-Christian' movem nave the honour to ere for your' reference means Nationa fang ao i has sivike (ie) and the present anti-christ:
ems soamasion th precut fan movement. Anyone who. takes Part in any strike agitation or. any [Anti-religion movement is a communica for a Bolshev This ix the more interesting in view of the recent manifest by Mr. Sun Fo, son of Dr. Sun Yate sen, emphasizing that the Kuomintang were not anti-Christian, but Jon the contrary welcomed and desired Christian members. It may remembered that some time last year (we cannot reali the precise date) the Shanghai wing of the Kuomintang applied to Canton for advice as to the working up of a general strike, over some fancied dignity inflicted by the Council: Jand the answer came back that they sere on no recount to do anything of the kind. At that time it was generally held that the Kuomintang did not wish to get into bad odour with so good a place of refuge as Shanghai, But we rather incline to the idea that the breach in the Kuomintang between the moderates and extremists is widening, especially in view of the une certain condition of Dr. Sun, and that the moderates are anxious that their position should not be. misunderstood abroad and traduced by the extravagances of the extrem= fists. If so, Mr, Sun Fo's state ment and the above letter are decidedly to be welcomed. There. is nly room in China for a.
party, equally distinct from militarism and Bolshevism, falls for Sussenachs man thoroughly deserving of fate and many other honours, was that good old English provine ial Mayor who declared that during wear of office he intended to cast aside all thoughts of party and to be like Cwsar's wife, "all things to all. men, was indeed a happy mix-up and, if for no other reason, must godown through the ages is a classic because it so. Well illustrates those people who, know= ing nothing, always pose as authorities on the topic of the moment {thas been a quiet fortnight fo Shanghai, writes a Scottish corres. Pondent—no races, no Interport contests, no wars. Certainly: omnibus shares have gone beyontl {par on w rumour that the Tramway Company are buying, but so few of us can afford to own shaves tha {the interest in that happening: hits been limited, Obviously' Lauder hid to fill the gap and he hus been the great topic. One of the local Authorities on everything has bl somed out necessarily as an author.
ity on Lauder and th every: thing Scottish, from Ewo Piobaireachd. ' For instance:—- "Lauder has become x0 permanent and well-loved an institution with the Scotch and with all national ties." The misuse of "Scotch" has been argued off its head, and for th rest we do not yet to be inveigled into m controversy on the sentiment in general. But there followed:—"He was picture i plaids, with a fine new sporran Jangling from his waistband, His tie was plaid, the band on hix comic straw hat was plaid, the wee bows theing up his cuffs in liew of buttons were plaid." Then he must howe had on an extraordinary amount of clothes. A plaid is Yoluminous article of" elothiny inding at least once round'a man's waist or chest and drooping from his shoulder to his knee. If Lauder wore four of those, round his neck bhat and cuffs, and' presumably other in the correct place, he must have been quite warm.' And. if Lauder han sporran on his waist belt then he is the only Seote. man who does. So much for peopl who try to make an alien writer jump to the mea type-reel.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.