To the Editor of the "Normt-Ciaa Day News"
SmI am grateful to Mr. Sanoexsares for informing us of the name and title of the man who publicly applied that not very original epithet sink of iniquity" to Shanghai, It added confirmation of the opinion that T have always held that the Lower House is the more Intelligent of the two, and I think that his Grace's subsequent explanation of what he really meant should have roused that Chamber of Commerce of the late sixties not only to consider noticing his remarks" officially but actually to do s0.
However, I am not concerned with the private opinions of dukes or commoners, whether expressed publicly or not.' I am concerned only with the B.B.C. T'repeat, they would not have ventured to publish a scurrilous article on any member of the Britis Commonwealth or any sovereign state. T shall be interested to hear their explanation of their action in regard to the International Settle ment and I trust it will be less clumsy than was that of the duke above referred to.
Discustes. Shanghai, Sept. 9.
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