Although China started the antiaggression war before Britain, both countries have the fame aims, the message states. It Is pointed out that casualties and property losees ruffered by the Chinese are many ime those suffered by the. British and the Chines are very sympathetic with the British in "their trying period. For a time, the Chinese did hot seo eye fo eye with the appease ment policy followed, by the former British government, but, they have forgotten. that, the Chinese will never forget help from the British while the jatter arg also fighting their enemy, it ip stated "Chinese readers in Shanghai of the Chinese American Daily News with fo take thio opportunity to send their condolences to the British people and to tell their British friends that the Chinese nation, under the leadership of Geheral Chiang Kalshek, is determined to undergo all GiMeultles to ght the aggressors and that they wf never lay down their arms unless the Japanese have been Deaten to their knees," the message susrts. Only, through complete vyletory. can China guarantee her in-Gopendence and eliminate the threat te legal foreign righto ard privileges in China, "China will not disappoint her friendly Power and is confident that the latter will ce-operate with her In defeating the common enemy, Any compromise with the aggressor Inthe Far East at the expense of China will be opposed.
Tribute to British Paying a tribute to the British people, the editor of the Chinese Gaily published the English text of the speech made by a representative of the paper at the preseittation cere many in his yesterday's fesue- The speech follows "Honourable guests and colleague "We are very much indebted to British 'oMeials in this city for their kind consent of forwarding this message and the signatures of one "hundred thousand (100,000) Chinese citizens to Prime Minister Winston Churchill in England, are glad that the "Chinese American Daily News," a newspaper devoted to democratic ideals, has been requested bby the Chinese public to act os the medium through which their sent ment could be expressed and be Lrought to the attention of the British Government and the British people. Tt was four anda halt months ago when the Editor's off of this newspaper received suggestions to the fect that as an appreciation of Great Britain's aid to China during the last four years and as an admiration of Great Britain's grim determination to wipe out Hitlerism, the Chinese people ought to send messages to the [British Government to express their gratitude and deep sympathy. Realiz. fog the signifteance of such sponta: Reous expression of goodwill, the Editor took upon himself the task of drafting a letter and of soliciting those who were willing to give their signatures for the same purpose. am glad {o say that in Tess than two months, the number of signatures received at the Editor's office was ess than one hundred thousand (200,000). The record is indeed re markable and astounding.
Thanks for Ca-operation We would have already asked our British friends to forward the letter for us bad it not been for the fact that much time was involved in the mounting of such a long.list of signatures in the traditioned form of a scroll convenient for transportation abroad. We are glad the whole document is ready tonight and we can ask our British friends to do us the favour of sending it to. England without further delay. T must. also say that we shall never forget. the trouble which our British friends are Being to take for our sake.
"As a great nation fighting against aggression to the bitter end, Great Britain has certainly lived up to. the Hhopes of millions of people in the democratic countries of the world. Right /afier Germany's announcement of in. vasion of Soviet Russia's territory, the said Editor's office received numerous telephone calls inquiring as to whether' or not Great Britain Jwould come to terms with the Nazis Jand would fight alongside the latter against Bolshevism, To such inqui-'Mies, the Editor gave an emphatic ne-
Shanghai Boy Scores Musical Success July Mr, Herbert James "Starling, ERAM, the twenty-four-years-old son of Mr, and Mrs, H, V. Starling, fof "Hungjao," Uphitl-road, Uphill, and formerly of Shanghai gave 3 first performance of Preludes," his own composition, at a recent edneert fat the Town Hall, Newsport, Mon, One Welsh paper describes him os "a. young composer with a most promising future.
He has studied in England, China and Japan, and his work 15 much admired by musicians,"
'The young composer, who is at present serving in the RA.M, C, was born in Shanghai, "Of" the recent concert ait the' "South Wales Argus" stated:
"The central interest of the con~ cert was the first public performance of 'Six Short Preludes,' by Herbert Starling. They were very short, but they were beautiful, full of meaning, the work of a composer who definite ly had something to say and said it with beauty and authority, The audi nce wag! delighted by the pre-
JounxaL de Shanghai" reports that temporarily the maritime tribunal at Saigon has condemned Jean Claude Ordan, sailor-mechanician "from ~the Francis Garnier to fifteen years of imprisonment for desertion in time of war, The sentence was passed in absentia, Ordan was the first sailor fo desert from. "Francis Garnier."
This took place on January 16, 1941, when he left the gunboat 10 join' Gen, De Gaulle, fgative answer. Tam glad to say the speech made by Prime Minister Winston "Churchill soon afterward was a complete vindication of such faith in Great Britain, T am also sure that in dealing with Far Eastern affairs, Great Britain. will inno. way Jawerve from the course that the has taken after the reopening of the Burma oad and that she will never again attempt appeasement,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.