To the Editor of the "Nonm-Ciuwa Dany News!
Sij—As an appreciative resident of Avenue clu Rol Albert, between the Auditorium and the Canidrome, would like to thank' the French Police for the truly remarkable rovement they have effected in the matter of controlling urine" noise in the street at night, permltting us residents very much' more sleep than hitherto, Formerly the almost ceaseless tooting of motor-horns as the cars endeavoured to pass the innumerable rickshaws and pedestrians surging orth from the Canidrome and Audl= torium frontages destroyed all possibility of sleep for a full half-hour Jat' midnight, but this situation has een immeasurably" improved This clear proof that ninety-five per cent, of horn-tooting is super-nous, as any expert driver knows, Naturally there are occasions when tooting is essential, and this makes up the odd five-per cent, It occurred to me last night while driving with the trame-stream "dur-Ing the rush, that as Avenue clu Rol Albert is made a one-way street for those fow minutes, the use of headlights would cause no. inconvenience anyone, and would improve safely Jand still further reduce the neces sity of tooting. 1 proved to my own {satisfaction that with the thead-lights on pedestrians noticed the car and moved aside, Motorists after 11.80 pin, could dept the use of head-lights as standard practice, mutually. accommo dating themselves by switching off as they approach each other; would increase safety and inconvenience no one,' But before this could be done it would be necessary for the Police to sanction the Jeral use of head-lights after 11.30 bam. as at present the use of headlights in town is restricted by the Restoewt ano Draven.
Shanghai, Oct. 14.
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