the *North-China Daily News" of April 8 comment was made on the so-called East Hopei Regime and in the course of it reference was made to the propaganda activities of Mr. Samuel Chang who appeared to have accepted the post of publicity: oflcer the regime. It is now learnt that, whoever Mr. Samuel Chang may be, he is not Mr. Samuel H. Chang, now Agency Superintendent "of the Asia Life tnsuranee Company and formerly Director of the Intelligence and Publicity Department at the Foreign Omiee in Nanking, The confusion of ames justifes this explanation in Justice io Mr. Samuel H. Chang who. has certainly no sympathy or associa~ tion with the East Hopei regime but, fon the contrary, is highly respected by the Government "of China whose terview he lately. was.
The Japanese midshipmen now visiting" Shanghat are being enthusiastically welcomed by their [countrymen who are showing them round this international city with an appropriately paternal solicitude. they will no doubt sind much here fo interest them and the relations established by Shanghai with mon. who go down to the sea in ships will cordially mobilized in their favour, The periodical visits of young men who are the naval oticers of the! future of various nationalities are always pleasing to Shanghailanders. 'The naval officer has opportunities of seeing the world in many countries. All places that the eye of Heaven visits are to @ wise man ports and happy havens". "No-one follows that Shakespearean' philosophy os closely as the sailor. These young Japanese officers are just beginning to test its verity. "They are being assiduously coached by their elders as they tread the mysterious paths of Shanghai. They will not on that account miss the lighter side of life here. If there were any danger of that their countrymen of the Waseda University would be able to advise them. Shang hal has sporting facilities" which Waseda has well grasped and which, in learning something Shanghai's athletic prowess, is giving useful instruction in return,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.