Woosung and Chapei Affairs Under Dr. Ting: Many Difficul-fies to Be Overcome The new Chinese mun'e'pality under the direction of Dr V. K. Ting hus already taken over the affairs of Woosung and yesterday took over the Chapei Municipality.
The ya ux departments of the Municipality are gradual being developed, but it will take time before] they can fully function, according to officials, ax the men have to be installed in their new offices, systems have to be devised and a brave man, one bullet won slightly. The quartette ma but a Chinese P. C., on duty near the Nanking Road corner, heard the shots and saw a crowd ranning, Unable to distinguish friend from foe. he could do nothing until the assistant pointed out one of the men. With his cap covering his shining buttons and pistol in hand the constable ga chase. He neared his man, ae the latter approached the Tientsin Road intersection, and fired once before the robber ko buildings. The fire. Near Ningpo Road the red twice and dropped his Where the an fell the police picked up $82 silver, the major part of the loot, which to Ned $99
{An fvestication "at the. Shanvung made of existing conditions, "An made of existing conditions, A "0 Road Hospital, where the thief Wan government has function- (en, showed that he had been it] Neretofore, vhere are no precedents|th?ee timer, in the right arm and toatist the now eficials. Although 1 A to assist the new oficial. ALGROOEAY ly after ndmiftance.
Sri the back. He died an connexion with the financial ad; ints identified him as the man who had vaulted the counter strati taxes will not be collected for some months until the office has: While he as being attended to, the apprised itself fully of conditions shop a ant had a sugh' won The officials of the Monicipafity dressed, as did a passing black-realize that they are experimenting whose stomach had been with something entirely new to by a bullet, At the same hour 1 China and they are moving warily. many hundred yards away another robbery Head of Public Works took place, when five The Public Works Department "aided the shop at 17 Chefoo Row has now been organized under the direction of Mr.
Chen Wen-hsun, 2 native of Wusih and graduate Nanyang College.
Mr Chen studied engineering in Bole sand has been employed as an engineer and tech cal expert at the Pinghsiang Mines and the Mining Bureau of Kirin Province. He hax also served as manager of the Lung Yen Iron Works near Peking, Assisting him is Mr. Li Chang-cho, who also studied at Nanyang College and in engineering schools in Belgium, Li was in charge of erecting work at the Tayeh plant of the Hanyehping company chao is in charge of the surveying:
Three went inside and two stood at theodor. Makin: off with $48, the robbers had barely got into" the ad when an assistant followed them and shouted for help. Unfo tunately he was not so lucky as te other, The robbers lat one bullet penetrating bie bra The ang made off and have nut een soon sine:
'A clever gang operated in the Yangtsxepoo district early in the morning, when, at 4.20 o'clock, they. opened the door of the howe at 1021 Tonghsan Tend with a duplicate key. ing the ten. ant and hix wite, ground floor, the who sleep on the foreed them to be the immediate past. Not only this, also, but from reports. by. those a position to know farming garden conditions in the vicinity of Shanghai, it acts as a sort "robbing "of Peter to_ pay Paw mers who had just finished 1 planting of rice and cotton rejoice in the heavy-eyed skies, But there are other farmers in the midst of their harvesting of wheat and barley who resent the interference of Pluvius and call him. uncomplimentary names, deeming the rain decidedly bad joss, a relied lens of Shanzhai.
The Mowers of this season hav Jess promising than at any similar season during the 10 years lat parks of Shanghai prettily dressed in colourful and timely blooms, Ae. cording to Mr. MucGrexor, Superin= tendent of Parks and Open Spaces, the average height of the sweet pea, for example, has been this year somewhere in the neighbourhood of three or four feet, In former years it has reached a girth of Uiree feet and a towering height of six feet, Market gardens have been much uifected, also, by the drought, and the appearance of market stalls [leads "an observer, contrast, to sound the praises of a "flowing sea-Cabbages, turnips and the Tike have not. prospered OF the flowers, Which now enter a season similar ty an English early.
Tarksmar, snaplragons, saveer ton anil the sturdy peonive, which not shown the effects drouxcht as much as might be x= neeted when we remember that there have been nly ten days since the middle of last May ix generally month with a foully share of rain, though me dications this year lead toward June fas the Worthy atteveator far a wet month, and coupled with this fact that other more arresting "ale of June's normal temperature "which wilts withers, meteorvlogival elians to not the fact in x0 many words, "ste might well be added to the Het of expected climatic pleasantries in the Tie Chapei Orphanaye was form ally whened on Sunday. The build= ing is vaid to have east only $10,000 and the upkeep of come 80 ehiklren Janitints to about $500 monthly, The Buddhist Assveiation's new building. of the department, of Cornell Univers He is. a gradu and quiet while they searched the house loot $62 in cash and jewellery.
Hin Chapei wag also opened on Sunt day. years of practical experience with' the New York State Highway Com.
which ix in charge of all At TI p.m, five men, thre whom were armed with broke in the door at 1644 Yangtsze A saan meeting of students—anembers of the National Chinese the road building of New York. Hei poo Road and, after intimid held over has also served on the Chinese) the inmates, made good their exeape (he week-end when iL wats decided Eastern Railway. with $45, Nearly an hour lnter|iy take steps to urge the people ver 'BX that three enw men, ime victim say-/ (9 organize a demonstration on the carried top-! anniversary of last year's shooting, tae de he Final Match Plucky Chinese Watchman Killed even' and to prepare pul fate h and played a second game on their much encouragement fu. om the day. break—handed over his cue them to do anything, it is particular. oMdemned by Mr, William Hayworth C._ 8, Peacock, who played ly regrettable that a Casnese wire it, Wis preside ides to the very confidently and with no small had the courage to tackle four arma] Belton Muste 145 before Falkiner van out at 800. other who attempted to vais -m{lte observed, that the adding ut we brilliant an exhibition as usual and hours of un Thursday morning. try that sometimes thy women only twice got breaks of over 100, the best being 147. The latter included a very fine run of middle pocket losers and a few nursery cannons, one of the latter being a masse shot fully equal to the best of the exhibition shots he has de-dog a tuand under the bamboo fence surroundins a Chinese house off Pingliang Road. then brok into the house and, drawing pistol lattemnted to overawe the people side—two men, four three children. The te monstrated, and he played it with the utmost confidence and precision. promptly attempted to alarm, but was immediately flown,' He was later Menens of the Kiangs Water Ser ea cee Police have petitioned the authorit-"Despite this _de-peva ies for funds "to seep them from|p. Wr. watchman: warm starvation." They cay that they Zung-hai, tackle] the marauders and have pot been paid for more than endeavoured to hold at least one half year. intil aesistance arrived. Sey folk almost resembled Eve.
Une went om they would probably. get back Uy a saner isle of address, which would be mere their escape was likely to be one dangered, one of the robbers shot the plucky watchman Uhrouh the head, killing him instantly, and all four then got away. Nothing was stolen from the house.
A\ Japanese police constable wig was patrolling Pingliany Road <ume little distance away unfortunately did not hear the shots nor etch sight of the robbers,
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