The Archive · 1928

And All Just As Before

By-laws, however, will not meet case unless 200' or more police are detached specially to enforce them, and that number cannot be spared, It was understood that the centre strip would be guarded by a permanent kerb which would keep ft clear of slow-moving vehicles, pedestrians and similar easily destructible impedimenta. Nothing whatever has been put down save a number of "islands", spaces between which are utilized as car ranks, and which themselves seem to' appeal to Chinese as bus stops, for they are always packed with patient optinrists who signal frantically to the buses which speed disdainfully In fact, there is nothing whatever to prevent the road being used emetly og it was before, and there is the additional danger that the very fine surface now tempts reckless divers to put on more peed than ever.

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