The Archive · 1935

An Explanation

"HOPE AND GLORY"

To the Editor of the "Norru-Ciuwa Dany News"

SmI see that two of your readers would like to revise that glorious hymn "Land of Hope and Glory." For goodness sake! Where did they get the idea Tt reminds me of the Regro convert who thought that the Ten Commandments and, especially the eighth, needed some slight amend ment." He was comforted when his Pastor assured him that there was nothing in the words complained of that had reference to chickens.

It these gentlemen do not Uke this hymn let them write a better Jone. If they don't like it they need not sing it Try the red flag. To A Chinese girl" 1 would say, next time you sing this hymn think of [China Let your country be the Land of Hope and Glory. China has great past; there is no reason why should not have a greater future. [Cheerio you grumblers, [Shanghai, May 7.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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