The Mote and the Beam To the Editor of the "Nontu-Cuina Daty News.
Sin,—Being a resident in Hor kong for a number of years, and a transient visitor of Shanghai, I would like to draw "Whangpoo's" attention to a comparison. between Hongkong and Shanghai, "Whangpoo" actually quotes that the Hongkong Police Administration not moving with the times, and goes so far as to say, that the streets are not adequately patrolled. As a factor for this statement, he mentions the recent shooting affray of Butterfield & Swire's compradore, and how the culprit "walked" away from the scene of his ie, to the [Japanese Consulate. Does 0 hang. poo imagine for a moment, that Whilst on the subject of beggars, would he interesting to. tell Whangpoo" that one cannot walk up Nanking Road at 8.80, in. the Jevening, without being stopped by beggars. One evening I was stop: ped by no less than eighteen of them," I'm certain "Whangpoo" would not be inconvenienced tr och a manner in Hongkong. for vehicular trafic, but)" alas Streets are undoubtedly designed Shanghai aulfers "from "the so complaint of pedestrians jay walking on thorn, "Was *Whangpoet driven up either Nanking Road or 'Avenue Edward VIT evening, not to exper suppose' the number of times he saw small boys jumping on and off t ears could be counted on one besides can he toll, me why the Police in Britain can't stop it?
Really "Whangpoo" has a bad impression of Hongkong, but I -advi him to look around Shanghai, fore he quotes Hongkong.
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