To the Editor of the form-Ciixa Datty News!
Sm—May 1 point out that letter of the 12th instant should make it clear that L was referring to British claims.
In reply to "Stung," "I have pleasure in stating that I gained my information from "The Times' dated 14th August, 1928, and have no doubt the terms of the Sino-
British Agreement were published in the Shanghai papers on or about that date, Alas, Iam no prophet and have no idea as to when we may look for payment. It would perhaps be as well to make suitable proviso in our wills, as it looks as though it will not be made our life-time, Full compensation, as agreed, should include interest to date of payment, and is undoubtedly" the only businesslike way of settling the monetary losses incurred by the Nanking, outrage. It will be interesting to seo whether any date for payment has been arranged by the Sino-French Commission if and when their documents are signed, and may be we can base our hopes. on that.
Tt would appear that we are left to fend for ourselves indefinitely, and are cheered by such news of other follow-sufferers having actually to pay for walls to be demolished to allow the Sun Yat-sen "Memorial" rond to pass through their property. The ease of Mrs, Smith is a particularly odious tone and made more so with each day's delay. Then again, those who were in business on their own, oF happened to be employed by firms which did not come up to scratch and give financial assistance members of their staff, have had to do the best they could, and they alone now how hard hit they Rave been amy les,
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