"Nonr-Cintwa Dany News!
Sin=I- can quite well assure Max Kuxstapr that there is no sug Restion of unfriendliness on my part. 'f'that were soil would take no notice at all. "it ho had been an Gotive member of we will say. a Bridgeton (Glasgow) Debating Society, he would have known that my few words "were merely mille and Water compared tothe compliments that" were floating round like a breeze, We were afraid {o cough sometimes, tot alone say anything, especially when a big shot was handy or knocking round, Ju conclusion, we all know that Shanghai instiuitions ave their, history, Hospitals, schools, charitable Institutions, the Municipal orchestra, churches and "many others, cultural ud otherwise, It would be a fine Gesture If able pens got to work and five Shanghai that history Ina per manent form.
When Shanghai can produce, a Hong uist and 'Directory" that has done' Ercllont Jo. titling matters ute something works while ta ths then I any it is quite caparte to pro-
directions The Municipal Orchestra forsinstance, "What. a story Shanghat could have if Wt were" wilden. A Story of amall beginnings, stow steady. Glevetopmyent, the assoclaton of many Wvollsknown "Shanghai names, A Story of slow building up and ioday ite have it. Why. destroy all these things? Some would object and say thatthe market is overloaded. with Dooks, "f assure you never with that Type of! books T'hope someday. to evees a copy of all these histories. Riltie enterprise is not so bad, "Ne essly" fe the mother: of invention Wye" in' shanghai are to do more it Teagonatie to. expect we should Know more.
Scorry.
Shanghai, Oct. 11.
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