To the Editor of the "NortH-Curma Dany News."
Sm,—With deep sorrow many of your readers noticed the tragic accident.on Sunday, when a British soldier was killed by Japanese plane machine gun bullet and plenty of foreigners enjoying the splendid weather by riding or walking had a narrow escape.
Admitting even that this accident was due to an error, I and many others would like to know about the following questions:
(1) Where ere at present the safeguarded limits of the Settlement. Do they include all the territory between the barbed wire, ie. the out of Settlement roads and the fields and villages between those roads? On the map of your to-day's issue, just this territory (between the railway and the Settlement proper) is left white. Is it for sure that the accident happened yesterday "by mistake" will not occur within the territory between the out of Settlements roads?
(2) Are the Japanese allowed to fly at their pleasure over this territory in question (I watched this morning four heavy bombers between the r way and Columbia Road) and if not, what are the authorities to undertake to stop this danger.
(3) Would not Sunday's accident supply a means to request from the Japanese most seriously to keep away from this territory within the railway as long-as they cannot give a guarantee gainst error of their pilots.
In short, I and all the others living there outside would be only too glad to hear one word of assurance from the Authorities that we and our property are absolutely safe when staying in Amherst Avenue, Great Western, Columbia and Tunsin roads and walking in the fields between these roads.
Prum Wert Vitta.
Shanghai, Oct. 25.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.