To the Ealtor of the "Nontu-Citwa Day News"
Sm—All foreigners in China must take off their hat to your paper and say to you Bravol You are upholding the foreign point of view in a capable and dignified manner and you are espousing the cause of this very much harassed country: in a like way, 'The Japanese Consul-General' in his. recently circulated statement of Japan's case refers to Journalists prostituting the profession, this cannot be said of the "North-China Daily News." which is an honour to Eng lish otters in the Far East.
Particularly was 1 pleased to note that you have on one or more occa sion referred tothe troops that were sent here in 1927, They carried out their mission to defend British and other interests with great credit, tact and diplomacy and if memory serves me right the most violent barites they had with the Chinese. troops were Mah Jongg games which they were taught by the soldiers. His Excellency the Japanese Consul says they were prepared for and had come to Shanghai to shoot, when they (the first arrivals) did leave they carried with them the likings of all nationali-{ies in this town, a king that was, prevalent on the' Rhine immediately' After the Great War when British and American troops were members.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.