The Telephone Trouble {for strict ce-ordination should recognised and the Public Utilities To-day publication this Journal the Public Utilities Bureau on the Jaccountstatement of fit it takes that point actively ints is given in|Bureau will act fully up to is tite
dispute which has unfortunately
nese mut between that branch of Chi-pal organisation and the Greek Earthquake Relief Fund Shanghai Telephone Cot The In view of the gravity of the With-|eatastrophe in Greece 9 Committee the Jof the local Greek Societies has been Burenu's version of the negotiations formed to raise funds in aid of the with the Telephone Company, it s|victims. It is estimated reliably sufficient to point out that, ever it|that, about 3,000 people have been the 'Telephone Company had "for- zandered homeless' as. thi felted its charter," a refusal to—|the earthquake in Chaleidi mit Try out the necessary Salonika.
The climatic conditions repairs for maintaining a servic of [before the month is out will expose vital importance to. the people of {these homeless people to great hard-Pootung would require considerable ships and the severe Justifica the light of the fact [spect will \dd_ it sufferings, that no possible substitute for that unless active steps are taken to servite could be rea ly made avai bring them relief, 'The Committee able. "The Bureau might completely [are anxious to enlist the sympathy safeguard its. po tion by grant and support of all friends of Greece such a permit "without prejudice,' to assist in contributing to their Its present attitude shows a reckless funds. Messages from Greece rev of public interest hilda [the fact that the whole nation is ish. frivol moreover,-a re- (deeply grateful to the officers and gretinble failure' to consider the men of the British Navy for the Possible effect of its action on efforts gallant and untiring efforts render-now being made by the Mayor of *d to assi the suffering
difficult Greater Shaneh to clear up a very that. this licate controversy awaken the soli with which the Telephone service, as [of their country well as other services, 1s also cor Imunity is a comparatively Moreover, if th ne they feel conti it that they Chiefs displayed the same indiffer- [can appeal generally for support in ence to the convenience of the pub. order that the contributions. sent lie, the Public Utilities Bureau itself [from Shanghi may be worthy of would not be able to enjoy facilities Shanghai's known reputation for' depending solely on the grace of the [Eenerosity charitable cause. very Company whose routine opera: (Donations should be sent to the ons itis 30 unwisely obstructing.
Greek Earthquake Relief Fund, c/o the Greek Communal Society, "35 jinkee Road, and acknowledgments Mistaken Identity fof them wilt be published in Mr, EH, L. Allen so. widely [Journal from time to time.
Known in Shanghai for his defatigable: activity that it is prising to come across another proof it. Mails for Shanghai of his versatility.
He has been Apart from other difficulties the called the "perfect honora secre-Japanese military forces in Mantary" and the art of achie per churia should be given credit for fection in that thankless sphere of having "most courageously—and human endeavour rarely ficiently. grappled with the cat mastered, How he manages to find trophic situation created by the aptime to cover so much ground in|Palling floods in' Harbin and the Shanghai the|the feat of restoring communication surrounding districts," In particular modest unobtrusive mentor that he Jon the Chinese Eastern Railway' Jong association with motor tran with a promptness, which, perhaps, port be' taken Burl! not sulictentiy" appreciated there is a limit to his ubiquity.
He [those who have not grasped the ime diees not usually burst into public] Mensity of the flooded area, deserves print. His friends, Jeommendation. Incidentally hopes pared for anything in this regard, of recovering much of the missing Wore therefore extremely astonished {European mails have been raised. Inst week to find that, in the "China Reference to the accumulation at Allen" had contribut. columns.
Manchuli has been made Hee ost teteUe Of ieee than 12,000 mull bags' wore Now it appears that no brought into Harbin on September: vengeance.
of Rew ground with nto Harbin on Septenber taels, respective points of view, by A Hi may be reasonably' appointed or reassured, according toyf the oilway service. Among
the discovery Simon Pure; if it may" Ye put like from July 22 to August 6 inclusive that there was another
that.
In other words Mr. B. 1. It is hered that the Postal au-'Allen of Shanghai did not write that thorities have lively expectations on article, It is understood to have this point.
Their justification will emanated from a fortunate possessor of the same name in Hongkong.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.