To the Editor of the "Nortu-Cuina Dany NEWS"
Sin,—P; ing on the left popular practice in Shanghai. indulged in with left-hand drive cars it is definitely dangerous.
As there seems to be no means of preventing it, the Councils could at least diminish it by prohibiting the "importation of left-hand drive cars for permanent use.
My compliments to the drivers of two such cars on Avenue Joffre this morning, and regrets that mine is not an "armoured" car.
R. H. Drive, Shanghai, July 19. portation. ' It is considered that traffic regulation 27 has diminished the evil complained of. It runs:
A driver when stopping his vehicle im a roadway for the purpose of taking up or setting down of passengers er for any other reason (except in obedience to police instructions) Shall do so with the left side of the vehicle as close to the left kerb as possible To the Editor of the "NortH-Cuina Dany News Sm,—H.A.T. is right in quoting William C. Hunter and his book "The Fankwai" at Canton before Treaty Days, 1825-1844," in which Hunter says the word "maskee" is from Portuguese origin. The learned author, however. was incorrect when he said that "maskee" was derived from the Portuguese word "masque. as such a word does not exist in the Forti e language.
"Maskee" probably originated from the expression "mas que" in the Portuguese language. "Mas" is an adverb corresponding to "but" in English. "Que" is sometimes a relative pronoun tin English who, which and that) and other times a conjunction (cat), The expr "mas que" is used at times although in English, for instance "mas que assim fosse" (although it is so, let it be so, or never mind). "Que (keh) is pronounced "qui" (kee) in patois of Macau. The two distinct words "mas que" may have been used in patois at the time of the said Treaty Days as one word, "masque meaning, let it be so or never mind. This word is now generally spelt in English "maskee,"
Shanghai, July
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