Angry over Ca-operation with Council An impasse has been reached between the Amalgamated Association of Street Unions and the Chinese Ratepayers' Association 2 result of the Intter's attitude respect of the appointment of a Chinese "Advisory Committee to) assist the Shanghai Mun'eipal Council in framing the Budget for 1928, The Street Unions have issued a lengthy manifesto with regent to the matter and they decounco the Ratepayers' Association in no uncertain terms.
The recent publication of the correspondence regarding the formation of a Chinese Advisory Committee to assist in the work framing the Council's 1928 Budget was the spark that caused the fires of indignation at the heal-quarters of the Street Unions. Meetings were called, and resolutions were passed accusing the committee of the Ratepayers' Association of not adhering to the origin fal Chinese demands and of allowing themselves to be conciliated by the appointment of a Chinese Advisory Committee, in lieu of in fereased Chinese representation on the Council. They (the Stree? Unions) stated that, unless thy status was changed " and the original demands regarding more representation and increased elucational facilities for Chinese were urged by the Ratepayers' Association, the labours of all those concerned in their fulfilment during the past years would have been spent in vain, and further pointed out that the Council officials con. nected with the May 30 Incident were still in receipt of pensions.
The names of the members of the Chinese Advisory Committee, as ay pointed by the Chinese Ratepayers' Association are:—Messrs. S.
Pei, Li Ming, Chin Zen-ching, T.. 'T. Yuan, Zee Ping-kwei, T. K. Ho and M, D, Wong.
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