The Archive · 1941

Mosquitoes

The Need for Blood Today's issue of the "North-China" under the heading "AUl-Embracing To the Editor of the Nonru-Cuxa, Dany Niws"

Probably not so many, as it dace! not "even" mention "anything about Hollywood or coming' shows nor. sporting news—but to those who Femember the hilter post-war after: the 1914-18 war between the ove privileged, vested interests. and "the: others" such an article is welcome.

By quidly preparing before. the collapse of the God of War we m: possibly avoid many post-war sorrows: and. social clashes. "Tam told the 'Australian Returned Soldiers' Asso-Ciation did good work after the las Sim—It was not so very surprising {0 read that the father of the lille Jad "could "not answer the question "Why do mosquitoes always bite peo: ple and live on blood?" The male juices of plants. with no thought on the The female, how: blood to ripen her place in' which she blood while the als ovaries. Tt does Nol whether We may even educate the general public tp read and. take Intelligent Interest when voting and effectively squash the would-be "Ramsay. Mac-Donalds. Baldwins but most. likely a Rand and 1 claim more attention. "Pretty.

Hess. and. the betting slips for ever must have "plud" to nourish her fa brood of eggs. I can foresee that Stusueeo will be further stumped [to how he can put all this to. his small boy: he has my sen 1

Shanghai. June 17,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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