Inquiry into the points raised by "Green Pastures" in his letter pubished yesterday relative to the prune ing of trees along roads in the International Settlement, and'on the bor-Jder between it and the French Confession, show that there are many {factors to be taken into consideration, [For example growths interfering with overhead wires, branches _obstructting light and ait to shops and houses, for, perhaps, providing a possible Jmeans of access to verandahs, have to [be trimmed; trees are often removed [during road-widens ous Bishop once told a story ofa lu chief he met when touring [South Africa as Ulustrative of the sound common-sense to be found in the allegedly uneducated according to the standards of the allegedly civilised. The Zulu said—"Never Jdespise your enemies.
You Aespised jus and we beat you, and you despised ithe Boers and they beat you." All too true, and, if that Zulu had known, the might have gone further and mentioned Napoleon, the American Colonists, Walsall (when they met JArsenal" for the English Cup), Worplesdon for the Shanghai Derby, jand all sorts of instances. It is, of course, an old story that those who ist at Home and make the laws and decide on Consular registration fees do not in fact know anything about the sturdy frontiersman who frizzle on the desert verandah of the Race Club Jand the steppes of the Lawn Bowls (Club, or freeze in the icy wastes of [Rubicon hostelries. In other words, [they despise us; they know not what could receive six silver spoons as an alternative. Sixty years ago was the Feal "gold brick" period Dut it cer~ fainly produced some.briliant ideas. back, and sometimes trees become too heavy for the footpaths. etc. Jcently, only the usual summer pru jing has been undertaken along: most roads. With the approach of the [typhoon season there is the danger of top-heavy.trees being blown down. Trees have also been cut 10 maintain balance with those on the opposit side ruthless hacking. The correspondent refers to roads one side of which are in the French Concession and the other in the Settlement. The French spur pruned their trees on Avenue Foch /some time ago, and the International authorities dia the same on their side Hast year to balance the avenue of trees. Avenue Road was spur pruned this year because of the heavy Jgrowth. As to Avenue Haig, road widening was carried out two or three years ago and big trees had to Ibe removed. Further, sometimes road alterations temporarily leave no foot~ path, and so young trees cannot be planted. Shopkeepers and others trequently complain of the obstruction att of trees; others complain of them hiding their fronts, while all sorts of cables, as well as buses have to be considered.
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