'To the Editor of the "Nonrit-Cunxa Dati News'
St—With reference to the letters in to-day's issue regarding dissatisfaction of British subjects os to "non preference" in obtaining tickets {oF the Coronation Tattoo, they all seem to forget that they are living ina foreign country and have to consider themselves as quests of this country. In a place like Shanghai, where not only British people are' living, but people of all nations, there cannot be such a word us "Proteres may be the ease in a colony. All people in Shanghai have equal rights To yet their tickets for the Tattoo, Although it is a purely British cel bration, non-British people too are looking forward with Kreatest interest to a maybe even more splendid how than the last Silver Jubilee Tattoo, Tam sure that the dissatisfied will, in future, rise a little earlier in' the morning to get their tickets, sha thai, Apr. 22, "Unseemly Criticism"
'To the Editor of the "Nonr-Cinna Dany Nows'
Smy—To my mind, all this evitism is most unseemly and should at once cease. Let us support, the Commit-lee, even if we don't agree with everything they've done. and. stand loyally together on this national occasion. They used their best judg ment simply because there was no earthly reason why they should. not do 50.
'There is one thing 1 think can be done "in deference to the wishes of HIM, Consul-General_ who desires hat" the Tattoos shall be seen by: the yceatest possible number' of British Subjects" Many British subjects must have purchased more tickets than required for their own families. If they restrict their quests to British subjects they will be loyally eavrying out the wishes of the Con find if they then have ott over, these could be sent to the British Residents' Association or the United Services Association for the use of the aod or infirm for whom would be precarious 9 yo unless assured of a seat. For the able-Vodied there is. stilt plenty reserved space, and for the benefit Of the critics 'a certain number of seats in the unlikely event that they have sume lent forethought to arrive early.
May 1 anticipate the usual retort by saying that Tam not on the Com= mittee nor have I the faintest idea fas to the names of any of the mem bers.
Hanes, Shonighal, Ape. 22.
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