To the Editor of the "NomrH-CHiNA Dany News"
Sin—August 13 has come and gone and, apart-from the few incidents that occurred, has been long since dropped into the limbo of stale news. But I beg your permission to state that the almost negligible loss of life and limb were due to the precautionary steps taken by the Municipal and Concession authorities to ensure the safer of the population, and for that I offer my vote of thanks, The Yew acts of terrorism carried out, have now been proven beyond doubt to be the work of hired thugs of the "Ta Tao Government" and those arrested, convicted, and sentenced as such, have been found with arms traced as weapons sold recently to the Special Service Section of HIJ.M. Army by the SMP. As a member of the S.VC., I should very much like to know what this Special Service Corps has advanced in way of explanation regarding their disposal of the weapons in question, and in view of the fact that they are considered to be part of the Defence Force of Shanghai (vide license plates), and as such are here to aid in the keeping of the pedee (?), how did those thugs get the weapons, from whom, and why; and if so, who is to be blamed and when can we expect an apology (so sorry)?
This is in no way intended as r "bloodthirsty seeking after trouble," but a purely selfish and inquisitive wish to know what has been done to clear the matter, After all, I served as a Volunteer at the time, and it might have ended in my personal disablement and/or demise!
Cortovs.
Shanghai, Sept, 5.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.