To the Baltor of the "NomrGta Dany News"
'The Noise Nuisance Sm—An Tuallen missioner arrived rear' from To the Editor of the "Nowrit-Cumxa Dany News" not far atom Shy apathetic tale of a Japanese Sm—As a follow sufferer living in officer which ought to be interesti 4 Burlington Court Ihave had. to Sear 88° rug endure similar experiences already fifty years old and wa indicated by Cumous and Ur axe ar Business tan by. profession %,8 mn I too have made numerous three sons and' the two elder fatempts to have "the noise live ance "been iilegs St O%t machinery reduced.
Chita front, At tasse ihe She wanted to take Me teats (can Tonaiway, Atthat he felting, point out that "the installation of At the, oulaet T should ike to uch a noisy. alt compressor of loral She yolunesred fo go age lace of hi baoy oon "ong mel manufacture in the Cosmopolitan Laces wig bs drs oecmenta, would not te tolerated Prem the "mlaslonty's narrating her town and Tam. aruaced that the responsible authorities of any als altoer seme to eet act fre "wih "the towtsrae™= ule here in Shanghai with its public ally eked about the prosper of une"M lected governing body representa Sent war, he shook Me'head wie five of the community and its sup-seit epee fall fears, posely active departments such nmedintecesition of way (et the Industrial Section and "PWD.
Fealeves "sapan Will be detent 3 {hat a noise-producing contrivance the and bochuse she fo april should be tolerated in a residential oot a Aaed purpose ands'ewe rit area, Surely there must be some-Sine cong ct wicetock, ote thing radically wrong somewhere! feat We do te corm moon Tt is natural that I take a strong Japan? ae is ico tani, noe attitude; this is excusable seeing that TAS eds atoceses So fora Thave a fat directly facing the source fave to their saporer taeaee, mal for noise. Both my wife and T have, cot aad tisetucen, poms, therefore, been unable to enjoy a ime faci is agua thay Should once thet supply ber restful night's sleep for weeks and frawn, they will be te me: four health has not been' improved without i lees, He then coe thereby.
That ike' others in the ranks T have done all within my power fCattese" craves Tongro to. induce the landlords of the Cos-emergency. Tot makes {eet rmopolitan Apartments to do some-tee 26 be hind to the Seen thing. Tve phoned, written, and called on both them' and the Police doubt, the above account on many occasions but have had t0 serve "en" ood for "seed content myself with promises. fFekyo miliaris who are has Tu these days of high rents and eaptined by tha uncrpected Come shortage of flats. it is evident that Tesisance upsetting all tele pret, the landlords of the Cosmopolitan fous culediatlons td cherish Apartments are not affected by for t° world conquest There: complaints, being' confident—that fin saying the fact that deine Prevalent' among the lower atu they can always find new tenants, Its, therefore, up to those Japanese' army wh now Tels concerned to make' repeated protests well they wi gin nothing for tat backed up by the withholding of services except empty promises; they [part of the rent until the noise is see none. of Uke ey pene punted by their warlorae, Oat stopped. Unfortunately, not being a Eonteny, tu spite "of the ala tenant of Cosmopolitan Apartments 1 cannot do more than make repeated SMankow' ana Gunton, there appest complaints in the hopes that some-of the slightest Teswening st Chins Tesistance, Hopes are eyn rife for 4 thing will be done eventually. fal victory, "Surely whenever the hope thice is'G. way cases 'Shanghai, Nov. 3. when China case" very' trapa' mig tecad the way." Alve the: Ghince People are gute used Yo tong raat, Who Gets Refugee Rent?
Frgr aod privations a0 no ker ple could, which means, Sconomice, To the Editor of the hina eat outset Tapa Weir the "Norru-Cumva Dany News" for about ume for tee Tapsatia Sm—Another thing I would like forde to. wake up to that tact sed to know is what is being done with fener steps Before t's the rents from the garages and old houses on Tsangchow Road. They jate housing "refugees" and no doubt Shanghai, Nov. 4. [best part of the money is turned over to some refugee fund but I cannot say T have noticed any such donations Rue clu Consular: Fecorded in the charity liste. As Dresumably the "refugees" have been An Improvement Noted /s0 well looked after, would it not To the Baitor of the be rather sporting of the Inndlord to Nontit-Cutna Day Nuws" give them a miss one month and instead mend the road with the Sm/—Some time ago a complaint money, thus giving his regular ten-was made through this column wih ants a'break—for once, Fegard to night soil. carts being Fouted down Rue clu Consular at an Ur ano ar te, hour which greatly' interfered with 'Shanghai, Nov. 4. morning trafic, More recently en-other correspondent used your colin to complain about the early morning A Tenant's Experience watering of this same Street, making it hazardous to drive along' Rue dv the Raltor of the Consular, "Nowni-Cua Day News"
The writer is neither of the partes Sm—Ur ano Ax "Ext certainly hit mentioned above; however, it appears the mark as" regards. some vot the to be human nature to throw "brick ulsances. of living. on Teongehens bats?" In coming to. my office and Road, T would ike to add that t had returning home, it is my custom to cession to auh-let my fat not long use Rue clu Consular two to. four go, but owing to the conditions times daily and Tam wondering if aptly described, my tenant lett after either of the two. mentioned jone" month. "This" fact speaks "for Fespondents have noticed that both by itself, of their complaints have apparenty born fruit. 'The writer has. not /Shanghal, Nov, 4. noticed any night sell cart trae" this street' for some time past. 2 since the complaint about watering More Corroboration has appeared in this column, T sla note this has been discontinued and [To the Editor of the think everyone who nes this tree "RomcGutva Dany News regularly should thank the Freach Si=I also have cause o complain Municipal Couneit for taking. suth the disgusting condition of Toner Prompt action, Show toad. Ht has beer inet one With no thought of passing out ng"state fora tong tine auh bouquets." T would also Tike {0 Fecent rain has made mutters press my thanks to the French Muni fe very many holes beng fied sett cipal Council for the manner in which water andthe' stones Maes, frame is controlled in. the French [worse than ever, but no been done, umiri bes Concession and the invariably courte ous treatment extended to. motorist May I suggest that the perso responsible, If he. has' not" gets bby their trample oftcers. 'This courtes" so markedly different in compart Ningpo-moresfar, take 'a walla Hekshaw ride. anda' motorcar rds to that of the trame officers in International Settlement, that it sown and up the road in the daylight bbe noticeable to anyone who hss in the dare, and then asi? felt 1 ne noticed" anything: When leceasion to drive on both French Com: turning round at the bottom ie cout, cession and International Settlonett course, "pause and' fake tu that Streets. In the former, as mentioned there i toom too for complaint the trame oticers extend themselves regards the Cosmopolitan' Apart: 10 be courteous, whereas trafic pent's alr compressor "and coal cers in the International Settlers! appear. to extend themselves 0
Shanghai, Nov. 4, Shanghai, Nov. 2
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