POLITENESS IN WARFARE.
WAY OF THE CHINESE. The Chinese have always placed politeness first and foremost in thoir classification of human virtues. An amusing instance of the observance of this rule comes from Peking where, during tho fighting ontsido tho city recently, a foreigner was frequently disturbed in his sleep by tho night operations of a battery firing near his house. Finally, in desperation, tho foreigner sent his servant to tho battery commander to explain the annoyance ho was causing, and asked him to " stop tho w-ar." Tho commander at first refused, explaining he had orders to firo all through tho night, but on a personal application from tho sleepless foreigner, ho agreed and ordered his gunners to desist*
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19061, 4 July 1925, Page 2 (Supplement)
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119POLITENESS IN WARFARE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19061, 4 July 1925, Page 2 (Supplement)
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