To the Editor of the "Norra-Cuina Dairy News."
Sir,—I observe that the "silly season" has duly been officially inaugurated by a leaderette in today's issue chronicling the recent} egregious performances of the editorial cat and canary.
Your enthralled readers now await a sprightly leader on the equally surprising behaviour of the editorial inkpot, the charming antics of the sub-editorial goldfish, the wonderful intelligence of the reportorial white mice, and what nob, Spare us this summer, O Editor If you must print this kind of thing, relegate it to the children's corner.
Yours, not very hopefully Rurvs. Shanghai, July 26.
But it was only meant for the old and simple-minded, not for those who are young enough yo know better.—Ed.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.