Wednesday a motorist, charged with driving without a Hehe at the ty that, jowing to the bumpy state of the youd, the light momentarily was! shaken out and came on again after he had reported him. aid happen, but view of all the circumstances. The excuse so far served that got off with a caution, though this may haver been because it was first offence. At all events xe should say without hesitation that a motor-ear lamp can be shaken. few weeks' absence serves on return make one appreciate this all the "The Avenue' Foch Road and Yates Road holds the palm for badness with the rest of the Avenue now Deginming to compete nobly. But there are stretches of Bubbling Well Read where the corrugation, and jolting are such as ought not to be tolerated in our chief thoroughfare. Whether this is due to. the weight of vehicles now carried the ceaseless tearing up and relas-ing. by public concerns we do. not pretend to say. But when one contrasts the excellence of, say, Thief Road and Avenue Road cast of Carter Road—oth of which bear Dlenty of heavy trafic, one would say that something must be amiss somewhere. In. 1825. the revere from motor vehicles and garages was Tls. 254,438 in the Internationel Settioment—how much in the French Concession we do ut' know.
this is to. be regard:
as a luxury tax, there more to be said. If it implies any corresponding obligation by {the Councils to the motorists we have yet to see where it is fulfilled. Certainly it is riot in road maintes-
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