the: Citizens 'Federation have Sant joint Teter to. the. "Chinese Ratepayers Association asking, latter to lodge a strong protest against the proposed increase in. telephone rate, the. Shanghai 'Telephone' Company According to newspaper reports
intends to make a further increase the. telephone ate," the Teter says." "telephones are a public lily enterprise and. the vote Should be kept down. "On the bes of Mr, Anson's report, the Tele~ phone Company increased the tele-Phone charges in 1082. This was opposed by the subscribers and the matter is still not settled. The Telephone Company now intends to ise the rate again.
"Despite the depression caused by "the Sino-Japanese "hostilities, the Shanghai Municipal Council is doing its utmost to increase the license fees. Though the municipal rate remains unchanged, the is increasing the assessed value of land and this means practically an increase in the rate. The Council, contrary to the principle of protect= Ing the ratepayers, further "allows the Shanghai Waterwork Shanghai Power Cc charges. In fact, the Council ignores the welfare of the rate-Payers, but supports the public utility "companies."
After pointing out the of the Chinese Ratepayers Associa tion in its opposition to the last increase of the telephone rate, the two organisations urge the Associa ion to take, adequate steps in the present case, kiangsi Road Street Union have iso written to the association the same subject.
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