To the Editor of the "Nowti-Cuina Dany News"
Sm—The restricted area available to those persons who were in the habit of riding in the country west of the railway tine is no doubt irksome and the monotony' of circling Keswick Road. Rockhill Avenue and Tunsin Road is readily admitted, Nevertheless, this is no excuse for those so-called sportsmen to relieve the dullness of their morning exercise by riding over the few patches of young wheat within the Western perimeter. Surely the small Chinese farmer has suffered enough of Into without having his small winter crop ruined in-such a callous manner, Among these riders are several inexperienced. persons who have managed to entangle their mounts in the barbed wire which has not been removed, which further Indleates a callets and selfish nature, Shanghai. Dee, 15, The Impen To the Editor of the "Nowrit-Ciuna Dany News Sin,—Honsey's letter regarding the selfish, inexperienced, and. callous riders' who gallop their ponies over the farmers" wheat ha made my head bow with shame, 1 must confess to chasing, over certain areas of land in the district he mentions and ud, after a enreful—investigation, that I have bent. six stalks of corn (last year's crop), broken one rot, and squashed (we blades of cabbage, $0 conclude I am inthe category of so-called sportsmen he mentions.
Being an inexperienced horseman 1 allowed my pony to fall when Jumping a Chinese trench Uneldentally Initinging one of China's sover= ign rights) and he ran away. Hiv~ Ing'sinee learned I should have held fon to the reins L blush when [think Row little I know, but 1 thought it safer {0 step gracefully off and let, Tae pony yo, hoping he would be tempted by" the poor farmers' new wheat to stop and. graze. However, was wrong, he have a buck and was away over the spinach until he came to barbed wire which he tried Jump but landed in it, Having callous nature I've not' worried myself much over the few scratches hho received, but 1 can assure Horsey that my pony now has a great respect for the "wire and either clears it with lots to spare oF else goes around it "A. friend of mine ax estimated that the amount of bread obtainable rom the wheat grown in the area mentioned would probably make a couple of loaves, therefore, Honsey's letter has so touched my salish heart, 1 am willing to donate live Teaves os reparation i he will undertake to distribute them for to the farmers sullering from the alleged damage, and hope that this yesttre Will not be the forerunner Of the racketeering practice adopted by farmers against the SPALE. in times. of peace.
Tf Monsey is not afraid to yet out a gentle trot on the rond and Would care {© we company such a scoundrel as myself 1 shall pleased to take him for a nice ride In the country and maybe convince him that he's talking) through his nose bax, An conclusion 1 would suggest that you cheek up on the ponies damaged barbed wire, also. the damage to the crops, before writing sch a misleading article ax appears. under the heading of "Disyracelul Practice' which leads one to inter that riders on to the treating thet own ponies. 7 Mune.
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