Whether Mr. Woodhead gains much
Ban imposed on his monthly review ground In is case over the postal by pointing out the writings of Mr. bbe supplied from the numbers available. yet such trips would afford the men a pleasant break in hot anything at a and it is regrettable "ang Leong-li and the opinion he has ain the past, me bea the question will have to be solved be done. Ultimately
matter of opinion, though Mr. Tang by. the shipowners themselves, and can quite properly retort that he has Undergone" a" political conversion probably along the lines which have been adopted in Hongkong where Which would prevent him from writ-the installation of grilles, bullet proof ing in exactly the same strain now. doors, and the like, if brought into There is nothing. reprehensible in action quick enough are practically hich a change and indeed it may re-sufficient to prevent pirates obtain-donnd toa man's credit, for he who ing control of the vessel they attack. annet change his mind, probably has Provision of such safeguards, how-mind to change. With regard to ver, is not enough. There "is a the sip in. quotation which Mr. Wood-tendency to be noted especially in head made, and which U.K. seems times, when, for a while, there nave think should "nave been com: been" no piracies, for whatever mented upon, there is litre safeguards there are not to be avalled Haid. Such mistakes do happen dose of. "Lulled into a sense of security pite the greatest care. and there is some ship's officers appear to be fo. ground for suggesting that Mr. somewhat regardless of the necessity Woodhead nad any machiavellian in-of seeing that all anti-pirate devices tention in perpetrating what." can are in a state capable of immediate amount to no more than an inadveruse. Consequently apart from the Been on better ground in associating waite: passengers'
He would, however, have precautions which should be. taken Me. Tang with the ban that has been parkee "incre theme: grea "Tar are' "being ems laced on his publication if he had suggesting that anti-pirate _precau Teferred to Mr. Tang's magazine of Sseeeagasee Bees Suse SSSuseeuEE zEEEEES tions should be taken as much a May 16 of this year, in which the necessary arity as life-boat drill ea editor says ships plying the high seas. The "evuthe Mberty which the editor of whole matter is the concern of "Oriontat "Affairs" has ship owners, and even they might abused—during the past si months.
'And. the strange thing " about. the find the taking of all steps necessary situation' is thatthe Chinese Gov-expensive and too heavy a burden trinment nat only takes Ro sepa.
Bislnct this Sbtse' st privileges, but found of lising members of the Protest to" the, British "authorities PILY that some means cannot be to upon their incomes. It is indeed a
Sppenrs to cocperaie wih tis crude forces in Snanghai who. would une 2yPalatributing his periodical through doubtedly bench from the change Suey met wit, cxrtaiiy, but which does exist—but' in assisting to bring
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