"A Child for Sale"
To the Ealtor of the "Nonru-Cutxa Dany News"
S.—Last Sunday evening on my way home, as I crossed Tifeng Road, just west of St. George's, I saw, crouching against a stone wal men and two women, the 1 called out in northern Mandarin, child for sale," two or three times In loud, hopeless voice which pierced my very heart, Yes, it reached right into the marrow of my bones. I think T can never forget that cry, and I hope my readers, too, will hear it as they lie upon their comfortable, warm beds to-night.
On inguiry I found these good northern. country folk had been driven by flood from their home and coming Into Shanghai for the first me, found it to be a big, cold, cruel city. With a foreign language, no friends and their Uttle money soon gone, what could they do, but offer! 2 child for sale.
T emptied my poor purse to them to buy {ood immediately. Then I appealed to the police on duty at the cross roads. But he knew of no place of shelter for such. Then I made further appeal to the New Royal Hotel, for a coal house shelter or whatever might be empty—noth-Ing. Later I called up the Salvation Army. They have a hostel for for~ eign men, also a refuge for those who have come through prison, but nothing for good honest farmers who have fled from famine or flood. T appealed to one of the largest missions in China, but found no place. At last Tealled to inquire of the China International Famine Rellet Committee who treated me very courteously indeed, but replied "as hard as it sounds, we have made no provision for refugees coming into Shanghai." Shall there be a place If not why not One IN Systratiy.
Shanghai, Nov. 27.
Where Help is Offered the first place ciders should
that their mounts are fit enough to }go through a strenuous hunt. If they Jare not and their riders press them, Permanent injury to the animals may Fesult, and in any ease to hunt a pony which has not been properly prepared cruel.
Riders who find their mounts tired [before the finish should ease them up Jand in the case of "fogged" animals the only decent thing to do is to cease competing. If the pony falls into a ump, don't try to get him out whilst still on his back (by using a riding crop), this is unreasonable and Iinitely unsporting; the pony may have injured himself and a rider who dise mounts and helps his mount out will not lose face either with onlookers or his pony.
'AL the finish of the hunt see your Jpony has proper clothing ready for his comfort and a little something to chew before he starts the journey home. Instruct the mafoo that he must not ride the pony any part of the way home.
Atter you have had your bath and 4 "snifter" go to the stable and sce that your pony has been properly fed and well bedded down with plenty of straw. He deserves this little atten: Vion and you will feel much better yourself after seeing him: it won't be amiss if you examine him for lameness 'oF cuts, "We know the mafoos usually fen us "blong all right." but don't trust a mafoo too far after a hunt, as he is probably tired also, following a Tong walk back to the stables, Fam 0's ron ALL
Shanghai, Nov. 29.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.