To the Editor of the "Norta-Cama Dany News."
Sir,—-I see from your paper that the disgusting and unnecessary quarantine regulations with which all visitors to Japan are acquainted, are once more in force as regards passengers from Shanghai. This, in spite of the fact that Shanghai is declared by the Port Health authorities to be free of any infection necessitating such quarantine measures. Further, 1 understand that these revolting quarantine regulations require an enforced delay of 36 hours in harbour while the highly educated Japanese health officials amuse themselves with scientific investigation.
Cannot the Japanese authorities recognize that this is the sort of thing that is killing the tourist business in Japan?
Or is it absolutely necessary to give certain Japanese officials something to do to occupy their minds, and keep them out of mischief?
Enclosing my card.
1 am, ete., Shanghai, Aug. 17.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.