That the rickshaw owners will) Inenceforth look upon the Traffic Department of the Shanghai Munifeipal Police as the highest traffic control body, or in other words they will not recognize the newly-created Rickshaw Board Is the gist of a petition filed by the the Shanghai jon Thursday.
"The Association charges that the. Committee has, in utter disregard of the interests of the owners, proceeded [with unreasonable plans. The Board, for instance, has designed a new model, Iuxurious to the utmost but Jmost impractical as an improvement, thereby rendering all. the present rickshaws useless. It has also set precedent in planning to form a mutual ald association for the relict Jof pullers with funds collected from the pullers, the association charges.
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce has also written tu the Council re-Jquesting moderation in regard to the Jehange of rickshaw model and the lowering of rickshaw hire charge. The Chamber emphasizes that the in crests of both the pullers and owners should be equally looked atter.
Rickshaw Pullers Support Board The rickshaw pullers are rallying tothe support of the Rickshaw Board set up by the Shanghai Municipal Council to carry out reforms for the betterment of the condition of the pullers, it was indicated on Saturday. Since the plans of the Council were made public several days ago, announcing the reduction of the daily rental charge from 140 cents to 100 cents small money as from August 1 ind to 80 cents small money beginning January 1, 1035, several delegations of pullers have sent in petitions and paid visits to the Board to pledge their support and to urge the Board not to be influenced by the propaganda of the owners, who, they say, are leaving nothing undone to oppose measures of reform. sive, Licensing of Pullers pullers the: Council had decided hal Regarding: the licensing of public
Fickshaw owners. should be invited to present for licensing four pullers per rickshaw licensed. The Rick-Shaw Board considered. it- of great importance to preserve the complete independence of pullers and - to allow them to apply direct' to the The British Universities and Schools Luncheon Club met on Tuesday. une 19) and heard a fine address from Mr. Wang King-ky on the sub-ect of "Intellectual Ca-operation" applied especially to that between nations. Some 7% members were present, with Mr. ZU. Kwauk in the chair. 1
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