To the Editor of the "Nonmii-Citna Dany News"
Simin reply to Sex My Came Testu, the SS.P.CA. docs not mainly help dogs, it is out (o help any dumb animal in need o" help especially in the case of cruelty to market animals Ge. fowls, pigs, ete.) 1 believe Tam correct In'saying It is the aim of the SSP.CA. to try and help tench the Chinese, by the means of pamphlets cle, the decent care and kindness to animals which in the ease of farmers ie, cows, fowls, ete.) bring them the means of their existence.
As for the human animals referred other distinction namely that be tween large river and seagoing vessels, By doing so they reach the following figures for the total of vessels "entered and. cleared, which figure has to be divided by'two in order to give an impression of the Feal traMe in the harbour.
4 Entered and cleared. 1935 River steamers 5,683,705 Batored and cleared Ocean steamers eveeeeee-s—28,107,206
There is something in favour of saying that for the main trae in the harbour of Shanghai the figures for the foreign trade should not be considered exclusively, but those for the total of seagoing vessels, ineluding those of steamers plying along the coast. Even when these are Included the total of seagoing vessels only Teaches about 14 million tons—figure considerably smaller than those for the large continental ports. Of course, one cauld go further and also" take' into account all river-steamers and small vessels entered hereunder the "Inland Waters Steam Navigation Rules." The trafic in the harbour of Shapghal in that case would reach not less than 23 million tons, Including thus foreign to it is a source of great sorrow to myself and many other people T am sure, to see such slavery as can be seen' dally in Shanghai (but this is rho fault of the poor dumb animals).
Tam sure the pretty girls do more than their share of collecting on behalf of various societies for the help of our Tess fortunate brothers and sisters of all races, 'There are endless societies, Chinese and foreign, for the help of suffering humanity both old and young, but as far as I know, there is only one for animals and it has only one flag day per year, 'The Chinese as a race are going in' for more foreign education so that they can improve their country, so this is the time in which to teach the uneducated class the care of animals, not only for the sake of the animals themselves but for the sake of the health of the people, and T hope the time will come when the Chinese Government will ald the SSP.CA. in its work and also make cruelty to animals in any form Punishable in its court, Dogs are man's most faithful friend and a person whom a dog does not ike 1s not to be trusted, Devorra Leven or Anas, Shanghai, Oct. 6.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.