To the Editor of the "NontH-Cutna Darcy News"
Sin,—Referring to your leader on! this subject, may T ask, are you in a position to state what are the! grounds for so happily "believing. once more that the fears of a com: plete deadlock may be dissipated are details. of o have dragged on interminably. this matter of jurisdiction is not settled soon, further unfortunate and more serious incidents wil doubtless occur.
In my opinion; procrastination in this, matter is fraught with serian: consequences, and can be of benet neither to the S.M.C. nor to the Chinese authorities both of whom must share responsibility for wha has apparently proved to be an impasse.
Shanghai, Nov. 22.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.