The Archive · 1929

Mow History Is Made

To the Editor of the 2 Nowrit-Ciina Dairy News."

Sin,—The following paragraph appeared in the "Times Literary Supplement" of August 8 in a review of a book called "Trailing the Tiger": Spassing through Shanghai, the Bradley) strolled into the native town in search of a Chinese restaur ut. They. are telt-confessedly poor lineulstoy and" 20. they" puabed Sikh policeman," whoo "words. they did "nat understand, but who seemed {ol attempt for some reason to diss Stade them, "They "had. an execlient dinner, they spent pleas well pleased with themselves. 'Then they Tearned thet there had been. Hot in the town and that eight Europeans had' been, murdered Uiat diy Inthe quarter from which the Sik wished Yo turn them Back!

T have spent over thirty years in China, "but: T cannot recall the murder of eight Europeans in one day in Shanghai, Can you?

Tam, ete, LG

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