An Order for their Removal within a Month: Compensation Suggested Readers of the North-China Daily News'' residing in the Dixwell Road district will be gratified to learn that Gen.. Hsu Kuo-liang, Director of the Shanghai and Woosung Native Constabulary, has issued an order for a. general cleaning up of the surrounding Chinese territory, and removal of all beggars' huts, 4
Ty hig proclamation, Gen, Hsu states that frequent complaints are being received and auch agitation thas been going on in the foreign press in connexion with the filthy, insanitary state of affairs in Chinese territory in the vicinity of Dixwell Road. Gen. Hou adds "These complaints state that, in spite of the growing importance of the district, conditions are as bad, if not worse than ever. Stagnant pools are allowed to exist and throw forth their horrid ble stench. Creeks, which have existed in the district, however, have been filled in and roads are shortly to be constructed over them We have been unable to continue the work because our progress haa been blocked by the many beggars' huts which are standing on the land over which the roads should run, Those that complain report that the places are a menace to the community, not only because they are filthy and insanitary, and liable to communicate disease, but because of the constant fires which are breaking out among the huts, They state, that if the huts are not' removed, they are unable to express in words what he result will be. As this district verge on the Settlement, it is essential and important that there should be a general clean up so that we can. set an example and show foreigners that we Chinese are able to do something for ourselves. The writers of the complaints which we thave received suggest that the beggars be ordered to move' away within a specified period of time and t the landowners be instructed to pay to each hut $5 to cover removal expenses. They state that unless the huts are removed within the prescribed period steps should be taken to pull them down.
"As some of the land in district ig owned by foreigners, we are unable to order them to pay $5 to each beggar hut, but we can order the beggars to remove, which we do accordingly.
"Now therefore it is ordered that these beggar huts be removed, and removed within a period of one month, failing which steps will be taken to enforce this order. And it ig further ordered that steps be taken at once to fill in the undesirable stagnant pools and clean up those spots. which should be cleaned up."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.