To the Editor of the Sm—Numerous warnings have been published as to the inadvisability of women going alone to the Hungjao I was very surprised yesterday afternoon to see two foreign women probably British—walking westward along Hungjao Road, They were obviously sightseeing os they stopped inspect damaged houses, I came into town again about 3,30 pin. and saw these same—women still going, /westwards beyond the blind school—
curfew, a food walk to get back before Women of Shanghai should know the dangers of going out alone partiularly as the roads are now conested with very large numbers Chinese refugees and others, some of whom are probably undesirable char~ acters, while there are almost police, I think that women who might get into trouble in such' clreumstanct are deserving of no help or consideration. Why should they, to gratify idle curiosity, run the' risk of creating "a diplomatic incident? Besides that, if 1 had seen them being. manhandled, would they have "ex: pected me to risk my life by jumping to their rescue? I
Shanghai, Feb,
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