26 NOVEMBER 1948, Page 20

LOYALTIES IN MALAYA

Sta,—Lord Mancroft not unjustifiably accuses the Chinese in Malaya of maintaining too close a contact with China. But what about ,the British in Malaya? Do not their "sentiments, savings and ashes" go back to Britain in exactly the same way? Lord Mancrofes fears for another Palestine in Malaya are all too well founded. We shall not begin to solve the problem until all the races in Malaya—British, Malay, Chinese, Indian and Javanese alike—start thinking in terms of Malaya -first and

Britain or China or India second.—Yours truly, - - • - P. L. ONG. Inner Temple, E.C.4.