To the Editor of the "Norrit-Citxa Day News"
Sim—My congratulations to. Mr. Sapajou on his cartoon "The Songhai Melody of 1937" but he has missed one important point. Shanghai noise Incomplete without the Japanese manceuvres taking a prominent part.
'A night spent by Mr. Sapajou in the Yangtszepoo district will give hm idea for many more such ear-us 1, Uniformed men stretched. on their tummies across the middle of poorly Iit roads, and being skipped. by inches from passing motor cars, whose badly frightened chauffeurs wonder if they have caused another Incident, 2. Frightened babies in foreign {and many more Chinese) homes, whose parents pay rent and taxes for a peaceful existence sitting up in bed wild eyed, with palpitating lille hearts, as tank after tank rolls by with a deafening sound, "and hordes of soldiers dash through the Diack night emitting murderous war on When will it cease?
Shanghai, July 13, Defence or Psychology To the Editor of the "Nonri-Cuna Dany News"
Sin—I have read with much in terest the letter appearing from "Morin" in this morning's issue, as well as your sub-leader headed "Anti-Japanese" Feeling, First of all, why, oh why, must Ng] & Ca, Lid, we are able to make known' his Statement on the entire incident. It Is as follows: iting In the First Class Com: Bits", watching te omina "laurel "Hardy. sition hair ngainet the" port. ral a Tew minutes wren 1 heard a splash "The tim had Bee peta out Ss°i€ Someone" had alton caer Spin ay, als ite falling into the The ounc ady issppeared frm only to the Chinese people themselves, but also to foreigners in their midst, It is a truism that sovereign slates have the power to impose taxes upon residents within their boundaries, not. only upon their own citizens, but upon foreigners as well, In European states, however, the promulgation of Income Tax laws was preceded by a thorough investigation of the subject. The provisions of such laws and means of their enforcement have invariably been under consideration for some years—a decade or even more, in who water"and asa) order to avoid the' infieion" of Fort Revie aay. fnguat njustee or inequality. in each of the countries which have applied this form of taxation, the proposed has been under Jong observation by' political, social and commercial hose bodies, debated at meetings and thoroughly argued and discussed through the medium of the press before being finally enacted, 'Aller some minu wy, Yea cee ing "ha the navinatr Apparently the success of its to, where, "the Jmonetary reform encouraged the ign of the viciime Chinese government to new ventures rare' roning Yacthe water the ower deck shrew, a ufebet In the tax domain without realizing Bear to they that such precipitate moves might be Fen {6 fal, erinord. and then with attended with grave consequences, MeoeitT gol that onl wim the. directed. onto this The result of their haste and lack of this "young tody"
Bofors, the, vessel could be' brouh he proper forethought are early becoming, manito short swim, and Ther hosting Tirenched ihe, young, lady ater a Sth ner head" unger the water held Boat pain, T'appiied attical respire the. Pert fees ie pact gee Linately the died after few minutes eat fe og tate isto ced tate sua ea rece tee one ier asta At should be apparent to the Chinese authorities that the applica tion of its income tax to the Russian folement alone of its foreign popula tion places the latter under an undue handicap. The tax forms an important item of expense against its Business, from which exaction other nationalities are immune, Why did the Chinese authorities " select the most impoverished element in the Shanghai community for its experl~ ment? An elucidation on their part would be appreciated, ie ate Maes ener Contrary to all precedent European law, the Russian population of Shanghai is precipitately obliged, upon a month's notice, to rate, Yhe comply' with the demands of the Chinese authorities, © whose' met
a visa without a compulsions retuse to deliver rlilleate (sd) KW. Thexerts. Ciearance. No notice was ever given Suaxcuat Crry Govennatent Fenty. to these people of the intention of Shanghai, July 16. the Chinese authorities thus to dis~ criminate between them—and foreigners of other nationalities, nor you keep on referring to Yangiszepoo were they served with copies of the as "Hongkew"? I will have you MALE AND FEMALE, text of the Income Tax law in their know that our suburban suseeptibillown or any other language. Tt ties ate deeply offended, and if you
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