The Archive · 1937

LONDON CROSS WORD NO. 1325

(By Arrangement with the "Daily Telegraph.")

Reynard in "World Review." friendless young men in Shanghai treaty were to call for the presence ever since its doors were opened. But of foreign military, naval or air let all that go: we are now concerned forces as guards in this ares, the Answers to Correspondents with the present and future welfare moment any of the signatory Enquirer.—A military observer 1s of Shanghai. Resorting to an old contes were to Shgige in hostiione who observes military operajolirhalistic manœuvre he tries in his ities with Chinese force: tions and then comes back and jetter, already mentioned, to discredit matter in what part oh Chin, and makos observations to the Press, dh is ohe who says a 5. plan of establishing an inter-Wirrespective of whether or not wer nationally guaranteed neutral zone had been declared, the forces of that lot but res tells Nite. round Sháüphai as à means of ensure country in the Shanghai area would cee ing, this. city's future safety by immediately be disdrnied and in-A Gloomy Forecast, m g just so much of my letter From @ditorial in a local con-whi ai rs, to- be to stir up subject as slitts his purpose, terned locally, or evacuated to the nearest military or naval dass of the country to which they belonged. Chinese antagonism to the plan, and Such a neutral zone would have to As noted studentf"or Chin&je Histo further bitterness to the be under the supervision of a very Chinese cup of sorrow by making strong International Comtnittée or them think thet people who are their Council, on which China would have friends afe trying to make use of the Present catastrophe as 4 pretext for to have a seat, but it would have nothing whatever to do with the civil period to compose differences. "stealing" yet one more piece of administration of. the área, which the descendants p of the conqueror Chinese territory, (He very carefully would be under the Chinese civil omits to quote that part of my letter authorities as heretofore. Its sole If that means that the. writer Anti-which is the crux of the whole concern. would be Shanghai's safety cipates that the Chinese and Japanese matter and which points the way to from attack by any, outside forces, no &re to continue mucking about like the elimination of any question of matter of what nationality. they dre now for the next sixty infringement of China's sovereign I fully agree with Chinese distrust years, we don't like the prospect at rights or territorial integrity. Let me of treaties, but the trouble with the quote the passage: Chinese is that they have not Ad a thittér SE fact thie whole ques: altogether understood the treaties "s sovereign rights in ion would be automatic. and pacts allegedly guaranteeing the y on maintenance of China's sovereign

control of the air, it you, ge ye rights and territorial integrity. The

will be an air raid dd These we mean, it is possi the iyd needed neutral various signatories of these each riod of years, thus pledges itself to ident time to place sovereign and rights Saturday bombings are the result of is integrity, but, as already a cleverly thought out plan to pre-e there is no clause is, ang of then vent the Ji which makes it binding upon any of having their w cularly effective piece of feu the signatories to do an; it any ein the event of a victory other signatory breaks or repudiates mess, about which it is expected Mill most certainly be them, It is left to each individual Japan will appeal to the League of signatory to take whatever course it Nations. y deems necessary or expedient, even though that course may be one of Discomforting as complete inactivity. Chinas mis-Mr. Isumo—that name again—hi Japanese. occupied (hat country. conception. on this point has led Japanese Consul-General at Geneva, her to believe that, in the event of L thinks at the moment it is best to let Surely this does not suggest any any of the signatories of those treaties hings take their course. In any idea of "stealing" Chinese soil. Is it attacking China, the other signatories 20

third party would be liable to he added, the intervention of impossible for the Chinese to believe would intervene. The result is that that in putting forward such a.Süggesshe has been bitterly disappointed, tion one is actuated by a genuine and now is inclined to look askance concern for the füture welfare of at all treaties. Actually, however, la were to intervene China and the Chinese as much as Japan is the only country that has become indeed. for that of foreigners who have mede those treaties, in doing so and docs of America's oft aa 3 Cols linet for the got lat dhe gait mat wis Kjt This religious feast sounds like a personified animal loses his head it is absolute destruction 11 Queer togs" seems an apt anagram 13 This liely atw: s nas a song in her ea 14 These should be., suitable to show 5 His 19 across is time to come Alpine photograj

5 Satation tat might be à sigh of business man. at the card gue 28 Fo, Gis pipe in the bath room has 2 in this town thiëre is obvisüsiý a over the n

20 These were a

Under graduates (taking part in a lei family in but about a tittle illangüage useful in the East 2 Courtesy title that is still one if beheaded 3 This garment was lade of à mitture of Linen and colt the use of of 8 hour: trary lo das ey the day womiéhkind. i do not think it is re a Ruggign gr four at trams; even. et free cine $10 labouférs at $6 Loch. It will be seen, therefore, that a bill ally be forthcoming in any British des d that wotild for a whole day's work approaching community, This is not, therefore, the $100 mark is within reach, one of the "querulous" letters. What and that without any excessive: pro l am really taking exception to is fiteering—except. perhaps on the part the last paragraph but one, in which the Russian omen. vou state that "even the Chartered If the arrangements made by the Accountant deigns to shelter himself Japanese authorities render it sible to make more than one under the mystical device "E, & O. E." While, of course, the implied com-that/surely is a misfortune for which pliment is only due meed to the the truck owners cannot Be Hel hardest working, most necessary, the tacks. of but generally maligned members of cargo at the other side of the creek nevertheless, to consider what it, is worth to them your statement is base calumny, if to get it out, and decide accordingly. bot the foulest libel! In our legends the fantasy that, once upon a balance sheet was signed the e y. panda, with the båhks, higher

being. entirely incapable of mak-be of pee gu oe eons dau ies E." would Shanghai, October 1.

The standard charge of $6 per hour referred to may seem excessive until one remembers that the püblic—in

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