To the Editor of the "NontH-CHINA DAILY News."
Sin,—In these days of acute business depression, due solely to the Chit se boycott, it would be as well if British firms, and possibly others, did not let the Chinese have for much of their own way.
May we, for the benefit of other: firms, set forth hereunder copies of Sit.—The thanks of the foreign community, or that section of it which has occasion to use the Bund Public Gardens, are due to you, Sir, for your timely reference in your' editorial to-day to the smoke scourge on the river. your edi "results ina. campaign agains: this long-standing evil which will help towards its final eradication, then you will have deserved not only the thanks of the community hut its gratitude The "fact th day after day, black smoke from steam launches and other river craft should a little correspondence we have been complacently tolerated by the authorities is disgrace and a [conducting with our Chinese staff: which would not be brooked To tue Stary ent in any well-regulated work. The Bund fore The stall ie here! the Public Gardens a ten all of the huseatt of Brith bythe Chinese, we fae the only lung for re:
bat ers lant mon fidents of the central district, yst they are deprived of the very enetit for which "they were fave nearly constructed, Fresh air, diluted tapplie" hetero the" hoscant with a copious admixture of black smoke and sent, is searcely likely to he beneficial (> the hundreds of wast look, forward to a pra period of bad business. "Ith therefore, necessary to drastically" eat children and known-ups who have to rely on this small area for thole daily reereati the authorities have, or he power to this August 1335 business conditions. permit ode "mot before, nitones will again be fhuisanee and danger to public health, which, ay any quali ed doctor would attest, is a pre disposing cause of tubsteulosts and her of the stof seed 9% other serious maladies, If the ale hint alwarg thorities lave the power Hicen, are free to resign and take up with this motter, why do they not with other firm take action? That ix a question Tur Starr's erty an answer to which the ratepayers Dean Manager-—Your circular in-/are entitled t> demand, unless it struction dated July, 24, 1388 (was te- be the intention of the authorities cived this noon, amt noted, Owine to] po (age the attitude: that verge the boseatt "of British goods and the Body's business is nobody's Wusie firm were informed that salary. will be reduced by half a £10
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