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so largely undermined by the thoughtless conduct of others who have
neither considered and understood the Chinese character nor valued
friendly relations between Britain and China.
The British are not a people who say much about the good
they do. As one who loves and admires them, I trust it will some day
be my privilege to write, telling my Chinese friends of the services,
goodwill and sacrifice of British people for the Chinese, of their
friendly aid to China, of the impracticability of Chinese in now
demanding the return of Hong Kong, and of China's foes without and
within, so that the evil work of enemies of both peoples may at
least to some extent be frustrated.
9 Fountainhall Road,
Edinburgh, fl.,
1946.
JOIN V BLAGA.