Sir—As one who takes his. daily walks "along the" "outside roads" Inside the perimeter, may Task why. the authorities concerned do. nothing stop the daily abuses, in this dis trict, of what presumably ure the bye-laws?
It is manifestly unsafe to walk on the actual roads themselves; the "made up" parts are monopolized by speed fonds in" disty" and" numbered cars; the sides, and some-Umes the foot-paths—are "popular with riders, The humble pedestrian, therefore, is driven on to the muddy: mess. adjoining the roads; but even these so-called "foot pul are often entirely blocked; they seem to be useful as resting-places for' bicycles, n one occa the porimeter on Great Western Road, by a huge pile of straw. No one' cares why? "Are these so-called "foot paths" under the SMC. or not? It they are why is nothing when forced, by hum to quit the path for the humble pedestrian finds his a few of which have no number:
ites whatever. Now why ure these vehicles allowed on Settlement road at all?" Tt would be perfectly easy to refuse their entry into the ud ure driving Heenees assary of are they nol? 'There surely is not one law for some and for albers. Frequently, one instances of most selfish driving—qui Impossible to report them, vehicles. in question obviously have Settlement numbers, and x0 citi~ of be identified. Why' this policy Iaisses faire? Can anyone {elt Shanghai, March 20,
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