To the Editor of the "Norrn. Cuixa Daly News"
Sim—A report appears inthe press to-day which indicates that might be measured on any jay Mr. Maitland, the Prosecuting before the race, Solicitor for' the Council, has The fact that the conditions of received instructions not to proceed with the charge against Mr. Minsky this rad as first published have of the Soviet Consulate, who is al-een altered in two important respects, ii¢., in opening the, eve Teged to be implicated in the piracy ease now before the Mixed Court, ina ponies "irrespective of T know nothing of the facts of class" and in the ease in question beyond what measurement, suggests the possibil has appeared in the local press, and ty that the Stewards may see their 1 express no opinion whatsoever Way to eliminate the condition] CxPIess ro. rin eof Me Tanning at Tientsien on June 6 can, Minsky, but I think that the pi ublic relating to measurement.
A pony POM, 5 of Hes is entitled to know why, and more' get to Shanghai only by n a day; for two before the race. and the particularly by—whoin,' these ins Qecesrity to. measure. beforehand) (Tuctions were given to Mr, Melt nae would add considerable to the land. responsibility of those in charg of} The Police Department must have them. In the case of a champion-) had very round reasons for bringing Tp' open to all China why. e-(® charge against this gentleman, Mensure, "ponies whose height is, sud I should have thought that Mr. Minsky himself, being a member of crack Bengal was measured at, Consulate of " recognized Power, Peking and Tientsin in 1924, and; Would have been the first to sur. again at both places in 1925, on, fener: himself and challenge a full offeially auity into his connexion with the Miistered on 131.
"He hag ron 24] 8283, apparently, "however, these principles have been abandoned in times at this height in two years ut Shanghai and somebody had ins-the meetings of four differer fructed the Police solicitor to put clubs and—it seems. the brakes on the wheels of justice derogatory that he, or others ho and thus the splendid work faced the starter, which the Police Force has apshould have to go under the stick parently been doing, again, The incident is bound to create a The question of running most unfavourable repercussion in China ponies in this race the minds of the Chinese officials easy one.
First there is the change and jurists who have made un-of climate. Then there is the rai precedented efforts in recent months. way journey, which this spring to suppress disorder in this neigh-may not be possible at all.
Then bourhood. They can very rightly there is the grass going which is quite different to our hard mi ud Point out the fact that they have made every effort that is humanly the north, possible to prevent disorderly con-which wins the Interclub Champions duct within their jurisdiction at Tientsin has to in the very] that the Mixed Court, which to them nine, and this condition has to be represents the foreigners' conception reproduced in six days in Shanghi of justice within the Settlement, is after a thousand mil in trains, in a humid atmosphere, against a person in connexion with of rating prohibited from hearing a charge
and strange Kind of what appears to be a very serious course, The problem looks totally) case, owing to instructions from a soluble, but the sporting proposi-source which has not been disclosed. tion is not to be resisted.
No dou!
Possibly some very good explana. the stewards of the International tion of the incident may be forth-'Club will do the best they can for coming, and a statement from Mr. us, but it is another matter whether Maitland in the Court might clear the Tuctiuné will let up on the rail- the atmosphere,.but until "suck
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