'With a view to improving' the Shanghai and Woosung police force, Gen, Yen Chun-yang, the new Commissioner, has issued another proclamation in the course of which he says: 1
"It has long been my intention to improve the police admistration in order that the'local. people should be benefitted, There are many police: under my charge, some ficient and good, sonic undoubtedly bad. It is impossible for me. to determine: and'find out which are the good and whith are the bad without making a careful study. With this in view, I' have placed boxesiin front of the police bureaux and anyone with grievances against the police may, put in writing" such rloancen and place inthe we boxes. 'The petitioner must give his real name, address and: occupa: tion and give' the name of a shop which shall stand as its guarantor. If the police are found, guilty they will be severely dealt with, but if on the other hand the petitioner a false charge he will be punished according to law."
1. During the past 10 years, the! Settlement has improved its means of communications first from or-mary cable trams to railless trams and then from railless trams to motor buses, while Chapef has remained stagnant; 2 In view of the enormous amount of profit obtained by the Nantao company there is no reason why Chapei should not have its tramway and make profits;
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3. 1g of tramlines, ary. lines and serve method to id extension by the Shanghai Municipal Councils 4. It is known that the Chap electricity supply is not strong enough and that Chapei had hitherto had to depend on the Municipal Council's power, but the establishment of a tramway company would alleviate this difficulty and increase the electricity supply - of- Chapei provided there was ce-operation. A good illustration of, this was, shown after the May. 30 tragedy When the Settlement refused to supply Chapei with electricity and so the'time has come when we must improve ours; poor ga canes 8
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