Shanghai Britons, or indeed any of this city's cosmopolitan crowd, ever require proof of Britain's ability to take without a trace of fear the worst the Nazis can lash out to a country, whose moral they are finding it impossible to break, let them talk—a few minutes's conversation will be enough—to those brave men of the Biitish Merchant Navy, who are plying the/trade routes of the world to ensure that Britain does not go short of supplies which are essential if victory is to be won. These men may be found in Shanghai. Although their movements are not advertised, they come and go quietly. They don't say a lot but what they do say Stamps them as men Britain can be proud of. Not so long ago I had the privilege of meeting some of these seafarers when I paid a visit to a British ship in this port.
I left that ship inspired—proud of the fact that I belonged to the, same race as they, proud that one of my old schoolfellows in England was among them, proud that I had had the privilege of talking to such fine men.
"When I arrived on board I receiv-a real British welcome. There was my old school chum waiting at the top of the gangway to receive me and it was good te see him again. Soon I was introduced to his colleagues and I heard accents which ranged from Shoreditch to Glasgow..My first questions, of course, were about England, How was she taking the air raids? Was there any sign of weakening in the various towns snd cities which had
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