Fo the Editor of the "Nonra-Cuuna Dany News!
Sit,—British Sailor's comment on letter re shootings on the Vangtsce River somewhat amused one, -I had no intentions of bleat-Sng, nor did T ask for any approxi-ornate date when we should have peace in China, My only idea was to call the attention of the shore-ide people in Shanghai to the situation existing on the River, and the chances that officers of ships uke.
Tam of the opinion, Mr, British Sailor, that you are' either now navigating a pen or have some other cushy job in an office as it quite evident from the tone of your letter that you have not recently made any trips between Shanghai and Ichang. Whether you ied or not, if you want a cal bit of excitement 1 should recommend standing behind the plate an the bridge while two thousand troops fire at you for half an hour. At really breaks the monotony, old dean, I can assure you, The Chinese Navy have ships lying at Wuhu, Kiukiang, Hankow, Shasi and Ichang, and in view of the facile prophecies about things rapidly becoming normal so far as conditions on the River are concerned, how is it that we have shootings all the time, and upon every ship passing up and down, You say in your letter that if we snarried people don't like it, we should go to our firms and tell them '20, when they undoubtedly would fill apr positions with people who do. I rather question that, been use T d think anybody would find very much un in being potted at aboard a ship However, if you feel like chance and will get in touch with the writer I will be only too pleased 4 give you a trip up and you shall take my place on the bridge when the shooting occurs and I will go Lelow to the coal bunkers, Shanghai, Dee, 1990,
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