To the Editor of the "Norra-Cuiya Datty News."
Str,—Is is permissible to refer to a leaderette of yours, a few days ago, in which you suggested that tht French Municipal Council has authorized a "bull-fighting'"' establishment to be shortly established in their Concession. Your article airily touched' on the combined gratification of "sadistic tastes"? and sentiment. As a consequence, your columns were filled with diatribes from contributors anxious to prove that they had carefully availed themselves of the opportunity to visit such unhallowed scenes during their world-wide travels, and expressing their superior horror at the possibility: that such shocking performances should be contemplat-here. your original informant had taken the trouble to inspect the notice over the gate of the compound then in process of being enclosed for the show, he would have seen the words "Ox' Theatre." The Chinese is "Niu Hsi" and the character "'Hsi" merely implies tricks of skill. There is now a Circus matshed with ring.
T have seen and handled many of the performing animals, which are niece tame little bulls, similar to the Brehmin cattle we saw in the hrilock carts at Colombo, but a little larger. It was about as probable that the French Council would authorize public torture exhibitions, or auto da fe, and the idea that the Chinese, who have a superstitious regard for the ife of oxen, would be likely to torture and Kill bulls, as the Spaniards, ce, is absurd. A very casual inspection of the live stock now in the Ox Cirevs grounds will convince the visitor of the fact that the "bull-right" clamour was egregious bosh. Steeplechases, prize fights and cinema "stunts"? afford far more scope for "gratifying sadistic tastes.""
I am, ete.,
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