the Editor of the "Nonu-Cunxa Dany News"
Siz—This afternoon 1 happened to.
for a walk along Keswick Road, north to south, Some way before the wire barrier eros the road 1 was passed by a lady (f ain tempted to bse inverted commas) riding a grey: pony. 'Time about 4.15 pam. At the barrier I'wos stopped by' the British sentry and warned to keep to. the read since the Japanese sentries along the railway apparently object to pedestrians or riders using the trip of cultivated Tand lying between, the road and the railway. A clear enough warning and one which 1 sume—though it does not of course follow—awas given to the lady on the Fifty yards down the rood 1 again met this lady, this time at a canter and on the cultivated piece. As she approached, the sentry stepped. for~ ward, though not quite into her path, and waved to her to get on to the: road, For this he was promptly told, or rather shouted at, "You. jolly well go and boll your head! It isn't your land anyway." Presumably both the language and the suggest. were quite" unintelligible to. sentry, but the tone of voice could only have suggested to him that he. was being sworn at, Now that sentry was obviously aeting under Instructions." Regardless of whether these Instructions are Justified or not, common sense sugests thal they be obeyed and m: ners. suggest that it be done with ood grace. As it was, the whole intcldent was 9 case of the gravest iMlbreeding.
To the Editor of the "Noru-Cuua Dany News"
Shanghai, Dee. 20.
Sin~-As 1 was walking by the Ste. Marie Hospital yesterday afternoon T saw a sizable crowd gathered outside there and, on questioning, 1 learned of the horrible death of Mr. Loh Pa-bhang at the hands of assassins, One ragged pedlar standing by mo sighed with these words, "Who is going to feed the thousands at his hospitals now?" Yes, who is going to feed them now?
Whatever might have been the motive of the assassination It was Ill Advised beyond conception. Being a man of repute he could have easily wise and left Shanghai on fur-Jough like many others have done. But, for the love of poor and destitute, he -simply could not bear to esve them to die. True to the spirit of Catholicism he had become a martyr to the cause of Christ the eft without a fat the sume International Relief Committee in charge of the Nantao Safety Zone, with the ce-operation of the two Municipalities and Shanghai Catholic laymen, take charge of the charitable establishments left over by Mr, Loh Pachong so thst the work of God shall continue without inter-
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