Board Clarifies Policy' For Public Owners It having come to the knowledge of the Rickshaw Board that a certain degree of misunderstanding exists amongst public rickshaw owners as to the Shanghai Municipal Council's policy in regard to the adoption of a new standard type of public rickshaw, the Board "states it has no intention, and never has had, of suddenly demanding the replacement of all present vehicles by rickshaws of the new standard pattern.
This explanation of the Board's policy has been given on several occasions to representatives of the Rickshaw Owners' Association, who should have passed it on to their members. As soon as the new sta dard vehicle is decided upon the Council. will insist that replacements of vehicles which are condemned by the Rickshaw Inspection Depot as unit for further service shall be made with rickshaws of the new standard type, but it has no inten. tion of making wholesale condemn: tion; it will allow rickshaws in good condition to be worked for the period fof their economic life, The Chict OMcer of the Fire Brigade, SM.C., reports that 121 calls were received in June, four teen of which were false alarms, The damage done inside Settlement limits totalled Tls. 27,021 and in the Special Rated Area Tls. 1,355. The values of properties at risk in the two areas were Tls. 9453,070 and Tis, 1,582,250 respectively. Six officers and firemen were injured and twenty other persons.
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