The following letter has been ad+ dressed to the General Officer Commanding British Forces, China Command, by the Secretary to Coun-
"The Commandant of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps has informed me of the great deal!
trouble you have taken in testing the 2.75-in. gun which was sent to you in November last, and] T should be glad if you would accept the Council's best thanks for all you have done in the matter and for the very valuable help and advice you have given.
"The Counci) appreciates very. much the expert help which has Veen given in this and other similar matters, and is very conscious of the amount of time and trouble which has been placed at its disposal in keeping its Artillery up to date." parking of ten public hire cars. When the Traffic Committee recently considered an application for hire car parking space on the Bund, the cars to be operated primarily for the benefit of ship passenger trafic, it was stated that the large space allotted for private rieshas on the south side of the Customs tion shed was very lit Consequently, part of this spae will be made available for the use of hire-car companies generally, as an experimental measure, Members of the Traffic Committee agreed that the allocation of this parti-unused space for hire cars not establish a precedent in tions for simi facilities parts Settlement,
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