The Stalwarts To the Editor of the Nosu-Cinwa Darty News"
Sim—In 2 comment in, to-day's "North-China Daily News" on the tack of liners visiting Shanghai, said that the British community Jowes a deep gratitude to those Bue ish Hines which have managed to keep in contact with Shanghai and in doing so have made a great contribution to the work of maintaining the commerce and passenger trae of this port moving. This no doubt Fefers to the local British lines, JJardine's and Buttertiel's may also be a graceful tribute to acknowledge with gratitude the contributions of a similar mature made by the Messageries Maritimes Tand the Lloyd 'Triestino tines, the only companies, I believe, who' have booked passengers from home ports direct to Shanghai and. have landed them here or at the mouth of river, during the present hostilities, The many" hundreds of refugees from Hongkong and Singapore, who would not be here were it not for the calls made by these companies at Shanghai, will Tam sure Join in this appreciation sh hal, Oct, 29,
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