To the Editor of the "NowrH-Caiva Day News"
Shanghai, Nov. 18.
Sin,—It seems to me the Chinese Post "Office is not doing it's duty 'A Fast Delivery towards the public. Te ible to travel to Berlin via Siberia in 12 To the Editor of the days, nevertheless a letter takes, "NowrH-Cuaxa Daty News" fa bent 30 days if posted in the Sin—Time and again the question ordinary way by the average lof delayed arrival of mail matter finan, because I understand that, despatched from Europe via Sibe banks, merchants, firms and hasbeen deni with In your Paper. others for whom the mails ae of it might therefore. interest your] more importance have long since readers to learn that T received arranged to mail their letters via' {yesterday a newspaper from Frank~ [Siberia by sending them to Dairen furt_a/M_ (Germany) bearing the Jor Kobe in one cover. postage stamp of 25th October, Whereas the last newspaper and revenue in this way I for one think 1 the Chinese Post Office is losing that this is as it should be, I under. med bear the date of 15th October. nail magger received from Germany stand they intend to sue the Japan-mail matter sent between these! ese steamship companies for de-Sates are still missing. fravding them by carrying mail to:
Is it possible that ins ter is Dairen and I think they might do held up somewhere after arrival in. setter by getting the Chinese Navy' this country? Or ele, ow could to search and detain all Japanese Te be explained that just one sing steamers carrying mails to Dairen. Paper arrives so much ahead of] That would stop the banks and large others undoubtedly mailed between firms from getting the better of the the 16th and 25th and which will average man as regards speedy mail surely be received here at a later Jconimunication with Europe. Any fate, as no actual loss of mail mat-how T wish they would do somethin ter has been experienced by me 80] really effective, so that we all woul far. enjoy a good postal service. If 1 Past Man have written anything I ought to, be- Shanghai, joy. 16. be sorry for, I'am glad of it.
Serene) Farias amd bankruptey of as they have perhaps never many provinees; higher and higher until, as taxation is are talking Seechuen, the people are forced pay not only or this generation, and then Warewar with "for many generations to. com waged but undeclared, war agains! Dandits and communists, war among the rival militarists themselves, all these wars being indeterminate, end-Jess and liable to. renewal after "porary and nominal peace, are the real enemies of China and the Chinese people? Not 50 grinch the Japanese. who are worse ralers than their predecessors in Manchuria and in Jehol;' not so zniuch the communist whose advent IeNietualiy'welcomed by the crably Oppressed masses of Szechuen} corrupt ho have the much on lordly militarists and
temerity of trampling us under foot nly. because We ave so utterly importent and help if the truth" must be told, we ourselves have been our own worst femic Have we, not, very badly performed our daty as the real Inasters of China? Have we not Allowed ourselves to be driven about, ike'the mb, orating cated Even our despotic. emperors the olden days respected our voice. He who. has the support. of the people will wing who loses that in all!
Giang. Relsheke ba fant hat Nig. ight "withthe: com: Lonia i Hiange, ne fo the povsenion" of "the Kiangse "people. Moe Kuomintang's salishness "has Senate the tuny. ha' Che rose people who have partly gone Gree to embrace "the "communist Shure this, Ina nutaholl explain Sythe communists have been #0 very success, Now itis rumoured that now regime wil be established ly Ruka under the name. of, the. "Chin People's Government." The Chinese People's "Government "See how theta opportunist are: making ofveur mame and. bidding £08 o¥F Stnport! ilut we mast be aeeptent Bue pavt biter les tone should teach {grave ment such "potent propaganda, We Foose hose one "choice uml the ets ofthe ease' have "proved We refuse to join in Nanking's ery for the extermination o: th communists at all cost, iHas not Russia, the cradle of communism, become' now @ far more respectable Jeountry than China? There ig no Hinherent, curse in communism." Bo-tween the Szechuen generals who Heartlessly bleed the people white and the communists our choice decidedly with the latter!
China's days of greatness are at hand, Fellow" countrymen—dear brothers and sisters—ict us rise and act! Only by our own efforts can we hope to obtain China's and our own salvation, to got a book ta be found in any the several. libra "The Royal Asiatic Society Libvary, the Shang-Library and. the books at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, 'Missions 'Building, St. John's snd Siecawet may' serve as-a nucleus.
In a similar way, let the present Museum serve og a nucleus for an institution worthy of - Shanghai. There are a number of people who possess. invaluable specimens that may. be Toaned or contributed to enrich the exhibition if approached ju the name of the idea of "International Cultural Ca-operation" The present Museum is sixty years! old, but it has not kept pace in its growth with the city of Shanghai The writer knows of a collection of Chinese art which if, puchi for the Museum would give Shanghai a proemment position—imme-
Without any desire of over-reaching by venturing into the realms art, such as painting, drama and music, we might add the suggestion of starting an. "International Cultural" University." As a start) series of lectures might be arranged to be given by the forty odd national representatives here in Shanghai on the subjects of national history, cultural velations, and _economic conditions. Such lectures Ghotld be published in' Chinese, English, French and the national Janguage of the nation concerned, Such a series of lectures alone will, con education in itself can be readily imagined. If sufi. lent interest is shown and support given by the public each national troup might be asked to supply one! or more lecturers to serve on the faculty of "The International Cul tural University". Friendly n and. cultural. ce-operation might eventually help to develop an educational institution that, Shang-rai may be proud of, so that the fatare educated people of Shai [will savour more of international cultural and economic ce-operation longs to the Government and what not, bat perhaps he ignores that Jonce upon a time a moder Soldfatenkoft Hospital, where before before the war and revolution most lof the patients were treated free of was confiscated by the from its rightful owner, a Moscow merchant, and benefactor, Mr. Soldatenkoff, and was, everything else, ruined, Tt Hpossible, however, that it is now put in the former shape again and Is shown to the naive foreigners as revolutionary attainment, May I recommend to those your readers who want to see a Erne picture of the present. Russia, 1983 book by Mr. Archibald Lyall, under, the title "Russian Roundabout." A' frank statement ised made by an intelligent person, who before his travel to was adept, an document of uff Here Tam tempted to ted a yassate where Se, Lyi some" of ie. Lat describes traveller, in Russia, whose. names were given by Dr. Cougoumdjian support of his stavem "You nee, in Leniner and Moscow there ae io many tourist thatthe thine face more or less like clock trock. They come in at one end, have land "saveo" less of "Maskee, chop, chop!" and "Ningpo more The children of ell the residents might find a far more befitting, raining in that institution than the schools of higher education in other jeountries. Any individual or group Interested in this movement, might) communicate with Dr. Liu' Hu acting "General Secretary! of the "China League of Intemnational Cultural Relations" (preferably in the "English, French, JGerman or Chinese languages) 57 Haiphong Terrace, Lane 410, Hai-[phong Road, Shanghai.
Shanghai, Nov. 20.
About, the mail "Par Avian" 1 An Explanation would like the M.M. and others to Know that I have received quite a number of letters sent by air mail from Marseilles which have taken Su,—In reply to the letter pufauything from 20 to 85. days. to plished in this morning's issue of the reach me, some of these had been N.C.D.N. re "Air mail from England to Japan first, but being a wise guy to Shanghai via Saigon," we as T never sent' any, I have a very. Local Agents of the Air fiaxge family to whom 1 send kind thoughts now and again, brain {in a position to furnish [with the information required. waves, cost me nothing, and for The letter addressed to "Mer-[business ray friends and T have all Jchant" posted in London on Friday, agreed to use the Radio, in fact October 20, was too late to leave Tam able to shirk all letter writing
Thursday, October 19.
Marscles by the weekly airplane of and blame it all on the Chinese Post te, at for the Xmas, presenta to Had this letter been posted in joost' me about $100. in postage, peopl europe used to! London on the 18th it should have left. Marseilles on the 19th, arriving T'packed them in one case shipped then for re-distribution in. {in Saigon on October 27, and Shang-[Europe atthe cost of seven Yuan, hai during the first week of Novem-thereby effecting a saving of about ber, or at the latest by the Aramis 93 ditto, in fact 1 do not see whi ion November 8, which boat left anybody' wants a Post Office at all. [Saigon on the 2nd.
This letter, therefore, posted in Carte Postaue. London on the 20th, was no doubt Stanghai, Nov. 18. held over until the following week Jand Jeff Marseilles by airplane, on Seecarte. Postale is pleased. lo. be expense, but China October 26, arriving in Saigon mut to his. jibe November S—in less than 8 days—too late, however, to. catch. the 'Aramis, which, owing to the recent alto' associated n_this. acceleration of the AEM line, sailed inconvenience on Mia 1 from Saigon on the 2nd instant. correspondents Therefore, ie was then sent on by. first opportanity to Hongkong and from thence to Shangha! by the
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