To the Editor of the "Norru-Cimxa Dany News"
Sim—On one of the last days in November you published a notice on the front "page of your esteemed paper in which you stated that you were reliably informed that the Che-Kiang Provincial Authorities "would, proceed with the development of the Hillis at, Chapoo in the early Spring.
Sir, it is springtime now, the yellow. rape seed flowers are already beginning to blossom and soon. the countryside" will be covered with huge carpets of yellow. Could you not use your Inflience fo find out if anything is being done? The soldiers fare still in occupation of the Hills from Chapoo to Kangtu and beyond, most of them are good class men, polite and considerate, nobody could! Object to their presence there, they will tell you they have their orders} that _no one is. to be allowed south of the road, and itis this order we wish withdrawn, we want to go down to] the sea. We want the fresh breeze onthe south side of those hills and the sunshine, We do not care when her Chapoo is developed right to go there is all now. No work has been fortifications for the last two months, in any case even if there was more work to do, what harm could it do to admit the public?
Sir, T hope you will publish this eller oF, better still take the matter up in a leader, 30 that. the officials concerned will not overlook it, Informed that the natives of Chapoo have held protest meetings in the city of Chapoo, naturally it is not to their Iiking to have the Hills closed to the puiblle, some natives did good bust-hess there last year, and hundreds of motor ears rossed the ferry daily, full" of Shanghai people bent on spending the days in the country and some of their money as well.
Shanghai, Feb 1
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.