Mr. P.W. Massey, whose statement the ratepayers appears in to-day's correspondence columns, is to be solve transport problems of Shanghai have to face."
Its apparent that a merger is not yet imminent, though the thought is 'Simmering in' some minds that. such step would be of advantage 10 Shanghai. If indeed it would" tend to "greater efficiency, greated comvenience to the public and economy in working," & merger would. be strongly welcomed in Shanghai, but iit is only to mean the perpetual tion of the existing evils then It will only be regretted. The tendency the part of those responsible for the management of the two transport concerns to belittle the frequent complaints which appear in" the columns of this paper is. greatly to be deplored. The grievances are munch too real to be lightly dismissed as they have been in recent terences and the casual attitude Which seems to have been adopted is neither in the best interests of the companies concerned, nor of the gen eral public whose servants they are, That there are difficulties, serious difficulties which those in control have to face will not, for one moment be denied, but, at the same time, sympathetic consideration for those difficulties 1s hardly likely 10 be obtained from the travelling pub-when it sees no very apparent attempts to remedy' a state of affairs which has been calling for reform for a very long time past
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