The Archive · 1937

Light on the East

'Shanghai Is not the only eastern city which ouffers under the enthusiastic ministrations of the' gossip writer in. the London press. This may be tome consolation {othe Light Horse whose soldierly bearing has lately been phototraphed in a Tending London weekly illustrated poper with the complimentary suggestion, in the faction, that they represent the cream of the White "Russian Cavalry" at. the disposal of the Shanghai. Murfcipal" Council. "A" London by Lady. Doreen. Hope, the righter, of an invitation to become joint iter of the Delhi Hunt proceeds to remark:

"The hunt covers a wide area of Delhi and" meerut, cand hunts, holes "force wild dogs chieh une the tig packer-as rel us fons narrative form is produced in the current sue of the "China Journal" in the form very workmanlike production. The narrative [Is contained in the usual editorial comment. but Jextended for the occasion to several pages in which Mr. Sowerby logically and" fuddly exposes the character of Japanese aggression and River the conclusion that nothing' China hae done can justify Japan in her present course!

ction. 'Mr. Sowerby. supports this view with "considerable vigour and his. marshalling Jot the events which led to the "war" in Broncos' sdmiraby, dong. Is Musee copious supply graphs and. maps. [The rest of the issue has appropriate articles war in bygone days with on illusteatea eseription of the worship of Kuan Vu, God fof War, whose name is stil a household word for valour "and patriotism in China, "'The umber will surely have a wide demand, for [tis the Ideal doccment to send to friends Rome in order to give them an independent Jaecount of the happenings here.

Apart from the fact that Delhi ts 87 miles from Meerut it should be explained that Lady Doreen Ig not taking on such fearsome responsibility a= this paragraph suggests, "As a matter of fac fof all the hunts in India. only the. Peshawar Vale Hunt and. the Ootacamand Hunt hunt foxes more or ess. in English fashion, it. believed, "Hunts like those of Lahore and Delhi have to be content with the bagged "jao Gockel) and they get. quite good sport from the enterprise, Caleutto, like Shanghai, runs 2 very fine paper hunt, it would seem that 1 forrespondent's mind was confused by the know fede that Delhi also has a modest Tent Club, fs of course has Meerut, only on a bigger scale, Being auch "nearer the' famous pigestieking county. Delhi and Meerut' Tent Clubs do cceasfonally. meet in felendly rivalry but. the Delht Hunt i satisfied with runs in the neighbourhood of Raisina and the historic Ridge. The chief danger to the supporters of the Hunt tat Delhi ties in the very dimeutt character the country: the going 1 terribly hard andthe Ary nullahs frequently spelt much more serious net than even the muddy creeks of Shangh:

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