Sympathy for Man Who is "Too Honest"
In a note left at the offices of the: }"Shanghai Mainichi," a Yocal Japanese paper, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, an un-[dentined person signing, himself "A Japanese Youth" asked the daily to} remit an enclosed $1 note to Major Kan Hallan, chiot adjutant of the Woosung-Shanghai garrison, to be used {o buy Incense at the funeral of Mayor Kan, a Japanese-trained lomicer, was reported by the local Japanese press on Tuesday as being. funable to give his mother a funeral befitting his position because he was too honest."
'The letter addressed to the journal Jeritictzed the lack of sympathy shown local Japanese towards Mr. Wank JChing-wei, former president of the Executive' Yuan, and towards th family of the late Mr. Tang Vu-jon, former vice-minister" of Foreign Affairs, when these men were attacked.
farther pledged a remittance, '$5 "on January 25 when I get pald."
According to the Japanese popers, jor Kan has won the enmity of his subordinates because of his probity fand tacks funds to proceed to Fenatu in Szechuen where his mother died Jo few days ago.
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