26 MARCH 1965, Page 13

Siit,--Mr. Collingwood August is an embittered man; the letters in

your columns last week must both in- crease and explain his bitterness. Miss Rose Miller says that the Chinese, like the British, despise foreigners. The Chinese. however, as she says, lose face if they are actually rude to foreigners. What a pity that Miss Miller did not learn the lesson.

Tinkers, Burcombe, Salisbury

R. TURNEAUX JORDAN