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From Indifference to Stupor To the Editor of the "Nontu-Cutna Daiwy News Sim—It appears to me that most Shanghailanders are not really moved by events that have occurred "since the outbreak of the European War, and that, many of them do not appear to realize what a final defeat or a vielory will mean to the Democracies whose fold many of ug belong.
Fo begin with. T note with some misgivings the hot debates that have been carried oh in your columns regarding Shanghai "noises." diseussions on how to grow orchids and to improve the lay-out of one's private gardens, and on the perennial question 5 to whether man (now that summer is with us) should wear' short or Jong pants, and what the ladies. es a ule, should swear. The "so-called ior menace," In spite of the recent antictooting campaign, has remained very much @ rear menace to. those who have weak nerves, while the $o-called "rickshaw traMe problem" has fol us nowhere. One of your cor= respondents has even gone s0 far as) {o try to enlighten the general public on the difference between a street, and a road (a8 it is pronounced tu Chinese or Mandarin). but may suggest that even if Avenue Edward Vit "'should be ¥enamed King Washington Avenue, it would still be rly. og it has always been.
Hess" Nazt De. puly No. 2 mystery flight to Scotland plenty of spotlight in your core Fespondence columns. No doubt Herr Hess, like his master, cannot be expected to be admired and loved by those against whom Germany ts now waging a war. T might add that such discussions on dhe. "Hess mystery. Aight" might be taken as a Father wholesome manner. in' which (0 alt one's deep-seated grievances. But the danger. 1 beg to suggest, lies in doing "nothing more than' to' calum= niata Herr Hess. This episode, judg-Ing from the slackening vigour which had started: this holy' campaign, provides a concrete proof that there Who hold. everything "Democractie" dear fo their hearts: may just as well be. cequght napping once again after having "directed "their splenetic Aiatribes against the "hated" ones." The result, 1am afraid, is a general T remember having read For Stxo-'Brurisie Fenosnn's letter advocating the formation of a Chinese defence force in. British Malaya and. urging loser Sino-British ce-operation in the For East. His Jotter appeared in your correspondence column on. Int Since then, 1 have not yet read a single line, either in your editorial column or your " correspondence follumne dealing withthe same tole ig Ideas or sug hon en ay 1 ea sox one pene © Belle! Lats Be, Shane aly SER flee! for the" henotic accor Te" Chunjiking. with the Knowledge of he immense strength Date of the world. nun mero Bena ae cee Alice turd ey opti and a, Sea. che Fenty tt ula fee creaer ope 2 Soa rane "ander won. 8 Festse contig ing Seth Sen haps, ThE of he Ss lent she ease Athans int Binh AR of Oman weet Hea Sake ibe Sahl de Mic vain not hei, eer
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