To the Editor of the "Nonmu-Cuika Dancy News"
Sin—A friend of mine recently Visited me from abroad and shocked ime greatly by the opinions he dared! te) express.
He suggested that Shanghai's claims to be called. the Model. Settlement were based on the following. fact Jongest Dar in the Par Baste (1) That it Is reputed to have the
(G) that iis the fiat the wor er any Kind of Western cone ce property crowder the ives and trams ate 30 '3h. That ip addition to being over~
the ies! to be encountered ange hat "they alo. are never erly cleaned out tatbelt a coolie brates Some' parts wand that the passengers tem to thole hearts cons That the smoke from chimneys sie; besides cing 9 mulnanca fa a Connection riy friend "was surprised that hotels and boarding houses, ote. inthe Central Distrier" managed any patrons to. live ip. them the smoke and dirt from thousands of chimneys alt round the rea—not 1@. speak of the motorcar exhausts. "Ife reasoned that. sch Conditions exist Because dead mien teh That Shanghat was dreadfully overcrowded and. that no concerted Action was taken 10 assist the hordes Of destitute children roaming' the Streets, and the other evident. signs fof extreme paver (6). That in spite of regulations to contrary. hardly any" dogs. wear Inuazies en the streets, and some eat drivers are already" beginning "10 Increase the noise. racket (2) The spathy of the man_in the street who votes for City Fathers who allow such things to" exist He said a lot more—far too much to relate in thie Jetter—but perhaps fother of your readers may also be shocked at suck opinions derogatory the name of our fair City Manson. sh hai, Feb. 18,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.