The dispute between the residents of Chapel and the Chapei Waterworks & Electricity Ca. over the increased water rates continues. in abeyance, but meanwhile the cutting off of the water supply by the Chapei company is causing no little concern, especially during the hot season.
The company, it will be recalled, recently announced its decision to Increase its water rates and this was promptly opposed by the people who considered that these were already too excessive. Accordingly, when the water bills reached the consumers, they refused to pay in accordance with the new rates, though they were perfectly willing to pay the old rates, so the company gave warning that, if the money were not paid, the water supply would be cut off. This was and the supply was cut, the residents, of certain alleyways' running off Paoshan Road having been without water since July 19, and other householders for oven a longer period. Other residents have been notified that, if they do not pay their bills, their supplies will also be severed, Finding themselves without water connections, the Chapel people appealed to the Mayor of Greater Shanghai and to the Commissioner of Public Utilities and the latter suggested that, pending a settlement of the dispute artesian wells should be bored at the entrance of each alleyway and that the water from these should be sold at the rate of 50 cents per 100 gallons. Several of these already have been installed but the people of the poorer districts are finding themselves considerably inconvenienced because of the absence of the normal water supply.
It ie understood that the Mayor has decided to take the matter up with the Waterworks, Tae Shanghai Digrict Magistrate has decided upon a novel method of waging war on locusts, He is doing his best to encourage the farmfers to allow ducks about the fields that they may eat the insects, order has been issued by the Ministry of Finance to the - effect that, hereafter, all banks intending to'print banknotes either at home or abroad must first obtain permission from the National Government, failing which they will not be permitted to issue these, payers Association, arking that lady to approach the Shanghai Municipal Goanel with a suggestion that lal merchants. shou! permitted to tin load their stocks at the Seitleeat. jetties as. they ares, finding things too congested elrewhere.. This [yoing the case, they are unable to and their stock as quickly 28 would wish, so rice prices have increased as a result,
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