'The "North-China Daily News! yesterday opened its twentieth anual Christmas Fund for Ricsha Men, the response on the first' day is to be taken as any in-
Shanghai's previous generosity is to dication, it, woald seem that be eclipsed, for it must be admitted that practically $800 is a very fin start. were alleged to hive instigated the Shanghai for a Public' Safety Bureau detectives. not need a repetition of the argu-arrest Peking student. on Thurs: Fments which in previous years have day. morning "when the latter was caused them to dig deeply into their
ing at. West Gate, have issued a adessing'& gathering Sri 8 bul Pockets. Briefly, it goes to. the Fiesha puller's credit that he is a civeular telegram, alleging that the sportsman; he is notoriously honest Students are. being utilised by rein the face of great temptations—actionary elements "as tools "in fand the lapses from grace of a few fomenting "troubles "here. The fare not sufficient to condemn the writers question the students "on whole class; he never goes on strike, what authority' they. had. the ight despite all inducements and appeals, to surround. the 'City. Government fand even intimidation; and his building on Thursday for over' ten earnings are a hopelessly inadehhoars, fo° arrest, detain and try quate remuneration for the work Kiangnan Arsenal labourer, and he does. force the Mayor, to" accept their When Shanghai last week-end {totally unreasonable demands. dived into chests and cupboards and 'The controversy between the sta-[shook the mothballs out of furs and dents" and. the. local" Kuomintang heavy overcoats, the ricsha coolie had an interesting' sequel could do no more than wind another morning when the Tang-Jiength or two of threadbare cloth Clu offcins, who farther alleged the around his half-starved body—if, Ztudents. had brought pressure to indeed, he could do that—and he ear upon all local Chinese news went on pulling. Perhaps it was. papers to_publish news only the sudden-cold' snap which led to] favour of them, ordered the seizure and detention of all issues of that snovning's Chinese. press at_the and an explanation to newcomers, General Post Ofice." This. action no more than a dollar is asked for brought forth Ca strongly-worded [from anyone, but more if it can be Xelegram from the vaviout Chinese spared. Only one dollar goes a Zewepaper publishers to Nanking, tremendously' long way towards Aenouncing the local Tangou for making a riesha man and his family limering the provisions of the Profhanwy and comparatively comfortvnoraConsttation which eve te fable for a few days, and the sur-people freedom of speech and. plus from the distribution—of ing, the Government to order, the Christmas faro and clothing suffices newspapers." Subsequently, India recase of the detained sor the Blesha Mission to distribute jusands of eases through- called tained papers were released" and' oat the year.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.