To the Editor of the "Nowra-Cuixa Datny News."
&in,—Reading your leader in today's paper, it appears to me. that you misunderstood the intentions of the Good Road Movement Society. This society. does not intend to build a road round the Settlement. as you appear to have; understood: the society goes much further, intending to build a wall) surrounding the whole Settlement, or if this proves too expensive, a barbe}l wire fence, in order to keep "some people" within their boundness.
Seriously speaking. however, there is in my humble opinion no intention at all.to build a road, the only thing that has been recommended is to limit the Council's activities in continuing to build: roads within Chinese territory. This will not. be done by building a road. but by simply fixing a line wp to which the "ouncil's auth:
Tu your article you mention two roads, one in! good condition, that to Woosung, the other in rotten; condition, that to Kiangwan. Have you ever, before writing your article, taken the trouble to think} a little, or to. go into details as to! why the road is in! such bad condi-} tion? The road has been alright)
year and also at the beginning r, and T am sure that i will be put in order again soo The reason why it is now in a bad; corklition is simply because heavy! trucks are continually driving up! and down the road in, order to take the material required for the building of the new grandstand on the Kiangwan Race Course. Heavy tracks are not only—spoiling the roads within the Settlement. but also roofs in the country and they! would do the same if these country} roads would be under the control of the &. M.
T am. ete., Pro Goon Roavs.
Shanghai. Sey 1929, "To the Editor of the "Nortu-Catxa Datey News."
Sir,—You are to be congratulated for your efforts in giving a_ wider publicity to Mr. George Hsu Chien' s ebwlition at a meeting of the Good Roads Movement.
Being of an_ inquisitive turn of mind. T should like to know by what right has the Municipal Couneit been empowered to build reads outside the Settlement and to exercise police control over them.
Municipal road-making is a laudable thing by itself, but he who sees' it only from the—utilitarian
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