iormCutsa DAY News Balter of the Si—The new Mayor, Mr, 0. K.
did a very One thing io Issuing 2 timely warning on the night July' 28 against undue manifestation Of joy at, rumoured signal Chinese Victories, "His at shows an excel-Jent judgment and sturdy determin tion and that the Taser, i Teva headed person who fs Not apt to be swept of his feet by the ewellin tide of human emotion. At the time of the salutary warning there was intimation whatsoever that the ews was bona fide in any way. Subsequent "development, however, Shows that there had" been gross Gcaggerations and this afternoon Guly 20) further discouraging tid ings reached Shanghai.
As his Honour has correctly observed in the aforementioned warning that we should not be unduely lated by welcoming news of military Success nor depressed by momentary Feverses 05 the ultimate victory Hot dependent upon the outcome. of these initial encounters, It is) in ced ap fallacious to be disheartened St bad news as it Jo tobe overjoyed St glad tidings, for the struggle is Yyetin is early stages and moreover {n: these stirring times accuracy of news cannot be depended upon as it subject to extraneous influences, and, in the high tension of exclteent, the veracity of the correspond tents is affected by. their own' per-Spectives of enthusiasm or depres Siam. So no good news 1s a8 good fas it Ss reported nor bad news 1s as bad as it is reputed to be.
'The spontaneous outburst' of re-Joleing on Wednesgay however, Hot without its, place for itis 8 manifestation of genuine and since Interest in the nation's affairs by the teneral public, As such it is whole-Some, keen foreign observers. could hot have missed. the point nor is it likely to be without a deterrent in~ fluence.on our adversaries to caution them against. any extreme action gainst a cohesive and spirited peo-'But "that one. demonstration to til the world how we Hereafter t'ls far better for us to conserve fur energies and resources in quiet fand determined work of normal pur~ Suit, and to some, added work die to the exigency. 'The money spent for the demonstration would do more food os contributions toward addi tions or even to buy comfort and first ald kits for boys who are gal= Jantly' facing a" better equipped ud versary. Furthermore "the, world's Sympathy is with us, Let us do our Utmost to retain their good. will and friendship. It Is unfortunate, though we are in no way responsible that our Torelgn felends" normal pursuit. is being. disrupted. This disruption is beyond our control but the noise and lsturbances contingent to a: demon-Station like that on. Wednesday well within our power to prevent. So It'is "etter that we reserve everything for a mammoth celebration the honourable and equitable settle ment of the present trouble and at that time our foreign friends will Join ne in our rejoicing Shanghai, July 30,
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