To the Editor of the "Nowm-Cinxa Dany News"
Sin—As a biologist it is one of my. jobs "to diagnose the species of various animals and plants, I. am always being asked to identify specimens of this or that reptile, insect oF even worm sent me by people whose curiosity has been aroused, and pride myself on generally being able give the correct answer, Yesterday it was what the Americans call a "slink bug." a few days before that a "crab-spider."
Mr. Bruce Lockiianr, however, has me defeated..T cannot place him, as: he seems to have characteristics [belonging to so many different genera. In his many diatribes which used to enliven the correspondence columns of your valuable newspaper in the good old days of yore, but which "have been conspicuous by: their absence in more recent years, he always posed as the champion the ordinary foreign Shanghai resident (his present concern for Chinese feelings seem to be a new phase), yet [whenever anything to benefit Shang-hal was proposed, he invariably' Taunched a violent campaign against it either in your columns or else in his own saffron-coloured publication, "The Showdown." There" was his opposition to the proposed "Civic Centre" plan, cited in his letter to your newspaper of September 29, and. of which Tam proud to say I was an. ardent supporter, believing, as I do that the Shanghai International Settlement needs and should have some such public institution." Incidentally, Iam more convinced than ever of this now that the Japanese have destroyed the fine Civie Centre established at 'Kiangwan by the Greater Shanghai City Government, Again, there was Mr, Lockhart' bitter attack upon the Foreign Y, M.
A. when that institution made Its drive for funds to erect its big build-jing on Bubbling Well Road, which he dubbed the "Dollar Dosshouse," but. which has proved an inestimable boon to countless homeless and friendless young men in Shanghat ever since its doors were opened. But Jet all that go: we are now concerned, with the present and future welfare reply to Mr. Sowerby, makes of Shanghai. Resorting {oan old interesting reading. And, if his pretty journalistic manauvre he tries in his digression on zoology and the defunct letter, already mentioned. to discredit Shanghai Fascisti—which seem some-the plan of establishing an inter= how to have found allianee—provokes nationally guaranteed neutral zone yawn or two, pardon us, for the round Shanghai as a means of ensure marrow of his letter is reached only ing this city's future safety by.
its concluding paragraphs.
Jauoting just so much of my letter 'That this "International Settieon the subject as suits his purpose, ment'
is "anomalously administered Which appears {o be to stir" up under an archaic system," goes Chinese antagonism to the plan, and without saying, to use the pet phrase to add further bitterness to" the' Sriaveertain Ration, "To ertucige "is! Chinese cup of sorrow "by making of a certain motion TO ered' fis. them think that people who are thelt cingonous."os, tothe] value, when, safely Behind te fronds are trying to make use of the land to shiver in a bomb-proof dugout resent catastrophe as a protext for in Nanking for instance is quite ling" yet one more piece of Chinese territory. He very carefully Hig reiteration that afler all "we omits to quote that part of my letter Aive in China, the land of the Chinese which is the crux of the whole people, ete' is doubtless going to "matter and which points the way to earn for him the plaudits of your} the elimination of any question of correspondents, infringement of China's sovereign Plain common sense however does ights or territorial integrity. Let me jot always go hand in hand with quote the passage:—sentiment and legal niceties; most often indeed, they don't.
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