To the Editor of the "Nowu-Cuina DaiLy News"
In the general rejoicing over the prospects of settling things by the sale of the CER. there is a point which does not seem to have been "considered. "Nor does there seem to be any reason why the pub: He should not have information the subject.
Something like fifteen or twenty years since the "Far Eastern -Review" brought out the facts, Jabout the proposed hi-continental railway. The Western section being built under Russian auspice Jand, if memory is correct, it was 10 ich from Baghdad through Kashgar to northwest China. The Eastern section was being built under Chi-hose auspices, with Western capital, Jconnecting with the Russian section running through the sea, Such a oilway will dominate the East, and will be free from the incubus of lee-bound ports, which hampers the ICLER. for a large part of the year, 'This monumental' work, so far as the China section, the Lunghai is concerned, is going forward. In spite of the fact that the Lunghat at There was published In the °N-D.GN." on March 14, last, curious item concerning the ease of "laughing Buddha" "which was [shipped here. all the way from Kensington, London, without parently any address. "The parcel was simply addressed to the Post master here with a request that the Buddha be well eared for When last heard from, it was taken care of by Mr. A, M, Chapelain, our Postal Commissioner. Is it still permanent fixture in Mr. Chapelain's once? or has someone of the rightful lowner claimed it? Some publicity on, {his remarkable case was given in the latest issue of the "Wide World" magazine just to hand. The magazine tile concludes with this significant statement:
"At this time of writing, unfars tunately, the story' ts Incomplete but we trust that its Facapitulation In our ages may bring Uy the." veal Explanation, at present Tacking, of to lly. why" a certain parcel "was Kensington, London neal"
Incidentally I may as well admit 1 was the correspondent referred (0 in the "Wide World" who gave the scant details known at that time and the editor has seen At to_ publish them under the heading "The Shanghai Buda Those readers of the "Wide World" will note my expl T here quote the exact words:
'Why did the sender go to the {rouble and expense of posting the Image ailthe. way. to 'China? It can hardly have been done as verne form of pratleal joker it seem much more Iikety' thatthe owner any of your numerous possibly "Mr. Chapelain advance some theory or ition and $0." throw ome further light on this matter?
Gas, Shanghai, Oct. 22, You can call the contents of a bottle by any name you like but if you want the contents to be the best Whisky you call for
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.