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Petition Regarding Rates: Com+ berland's Concert Party plaint of Lack of Protection A wonderfully successful C} en's Party was held on Saturday afternoon at the TeW.A, under the auspices of the Tea Room Management of the B.W.A. The task of providing amusement for the large number of children in attendance was in the ecmpelent hands of the Concert Party off H.M.S. Cumberland, with Mechaniclan Hughes in charge, and possibly the chief attraction of the afternoon which was filled with surprises and fun for the children, was the arrival at 490 of the baby tiger, the Cumberlands much-talked of' mascot.
The party began at 4 p.m. engi the first items on the programme included acrobatic "stunts" and other amusing features by the Clowns of the concert party who pirouetted about in the mdst of, the audience and made friend:
After the children had had their tea, the concert party went on the stage and from to 6 pin. gave an exhibition of some of their
off with "We're All Getting Older splendid singing. Starting Together," with chorus boys stationed in' the audience to encourage the small attendants to chime in, the programme went on to "Pelmanism" an amusing duet aceompanied by the ukulele; "Somethi Funny" a comedy song, the soloist Lbeing. supported by the performing 'A. petition lis been sent to the Shanghai Municipal Council, through the Japanese Consulate, by a number of Japanese residen's of the Hannen Road outrict, sass the "shanghai Nippo," who, a few days ago, were cautioned by the local Consular officials for non-paynient of their rates to the Council, The sist of the petition is follows:—Despite the fact that the Hannen Read istrict is within Settlement limits, the Shanghai Municipal Council! has placed tha district outside the limits of their protection since the disturbances in Shanghai in 1924. During the di turbances of last year only Suroe peans living in the district were allowed to pass the defence lines to seek a place and there was discrimination against Japco ese. It is unreasonable that. the Shanghai Municipal Council should now compel them to pay the rates although they have been regarded non-residents.
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