To the Editor of the "Nowrw-Cxixa Datty ° News."
Si—Mr, Sowerby has perhaps animadverted somewhat, too. tre tantly upon the amiable gentle mien responsible" for the good government and the fiscal integrety_ Of our municipality, the "fifth city' of the World" as i€ is heralded. to newcomers. They will forgive him for his heat, in a cause which is 20 near to his heart, the promotion of the interests of the Hoyal Asiatic Society, an institution already deeply indebted to his Sndetatigaie labours. It is apparent from. the communication from "Bx-Member"™ in your issue of November 18, (to which he has ° already replied at length on November. 23)" that he should, rather turn his pen upon the Shanghai "electorate," for it is truism that a nation after all, or in this case a city-state, gets' the jemment "it" deserves. The shanghat community. selt awakened to a sense of civic pride and responsibility in' the unique centre of cultural and." sclentife Study of China in our midst, would find no, insurmountable difficulty persuading our city: Solons the much needed ancial which it is the unquestioned obligation of the municipal organization to render.
National and librarian and his justly celebrated ibliotheca Sinica, the most exhaustive catalogue of hon-Chinese works on. China to the date of its. last revision, based on the library] here ofthe RAS. E. 7. Will whose two. works China " Yesterday and To-day" and "A Short Wetory of China" ha have run many editions, " was one of ji supporters. of "the Society in "its earlier gig cat years. Florence, Ayscough whose delightful translations of the Chinese poets, at one time in collaboration with the tinguished American poet Amy well, was not long ago the Indefatigable, Honorary) Librarian, as was Frank E. Hinckley, lecturer in International Law at the University of California, Finally, it may be said that in every important scientific and cultural institution of the world! may be found the volumes of the Tournal of the Royal Asiatic ty, North China Brane Veherable periodical has since 1868 been. the vehicle for a wealth of monographs and papers on all Aspects of Chinese civilization. Its editorial policy has been to provide materia of sound scholarship and yet of wide Interest and to the residents of China and students abroad. Its roster of contributors includes al every name in Chinese studies since the middle of the This honourable record of Shanghai's community scientific organ Provides. "our. "international "city-
'A little nonsense now fand tien, is relished by the best of In any case, whatever the meticulous may have to say with record to the verses as "sich," we are quite confident that there will be only into one verdict on "Splinters "in the the Navy" itself, which the limericks were intended to advertise. Another ahem! And as a peace offering and a cheerful gesture of goodwill we shall be pleased to send two perfectly good passes for the show. to "Doggerel if he can overcome his Jmodesty sufficiently to communicate to us his name and address.
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