To the Editor of the "Mobrh-Chimn Dary News"
Bib—bore time go I wrote you a letter in which I complained about the attitude of certain foreign firms here—professedly good friends of China who, however, treated China's efforts to control her finances in this crisis with lack of sympathy by repudiating all Wei Wah or transfer money cheques, At the same time they would accept bank notes issued by Chinese banks.
Another correspondent took issue with me pointing out that as the Customs, obviously a Chinese Government department, would not accept Wei Wah cheques ín payment or duty then foreigners could not be expected to. Actually your corresponent was only partially correct. He could have paid half his duty by Wei Wah cheque. But why did the Customs refuse Wei Wah at all? I have not asked them, it is not necessary to. The reason surely is that the Customs have large obligations in foreign currencies. To meet these not of non-combatants themselves engaging within those buildings in routine works. Nevertheless it must depend upon how far military exigencies would permit the delay of action to midnight, as well as how much the accuracy of night bombing against objectives could be advocated. timate mibing against military The opap of harmonizing legtobjectives with humanitarian consideration toward civilians is delicate
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