models of rickshaws is agreed upon, A gradual, improvement in the guided by the principles of economy, durability and. sanitation Mere "frills" are to be avoided in this connection.
Among those who attended yesterday's conference were Mr. J. R Jones, Secretary of the Council; Mr. R. M. J. Marlin, Extra Commissioner of Police; Mr. P. W. Massey, Chairman of the Rickshaw Board: Mr. Vu Ya-ching, member of the Council; Dr. 'Ying Chi-ling, Mr. Koo Sung-mow and other representatives of the owners. 'The coolies were represent= ed by an officer of the Northern Kiangsu Natives' Gulla. honorary committee shall ma
Pullers to Ca-operate When, the association is a "cing concern reprennitives of the pale mittee.
will be invited to join the com:
'The chief functions of the essoeiatow wil be to' provide free medica! attention for the, members; baths: cheap or tree dormitories: schooling for the members and for their enilde Fen instruction In trafic matters; recreation and entertainment The coolies, at recent meetings, have expressed their gratitude to the Couneit and the Rickshaw Board for the intended reforms and letters pledging their loyalty have been sent by the pullers to the Council, August licences will be issued to owners beginning on Tuesday and can. be applied for up to and including August 13. The place of issue is the S.C. Drill Hall in Foochow Road, between Kiangse and Honan Roads, More than 20,000 licences are being sought by new applicants, Present Situation Chekiang provincial authorities to order to pump water from the fon left shows channel dredged for pump After the meeting Mr, Massey expressed satisfaction, on behalf of the Rickshaw Board, with the agreement reached. The owners held n meeting last night at which the results of the conference were explained by speakers. Representative owners said that although the new conditions were not what they had expected to obtain, these conditions could nevertheless be considered as satisfactory in the cltcumstances.
'The Council recently approved the scheme, advocated by' the Rickshaw Board, to establish the pullers' ald association. This organization shall be self-supporting, although donations to its funds will be welcomed. Three honorary. trustees shall control the finances of the association and an 'The situation of the dispute be-{ween the Rickshaw Board and the Shanghai Rickshaw Owners' Assoeiation took a tutin against the owners indy, when it was officially one Rounced that the Board Is preparing allot new leences among the plicants, The announcement reads:
""In response to the recent invitation of the Council a very large number of applications for new licences for ublic rickshaws has been received, 47,580 licences from 4,893. applicants in' all having been applied for.
"The Rickshaw Board has not yot definitely allotted any new Lcences, but it is preparing to do so. In the meanwhile certain further particulars have been asked for from selected applicants for new licences and when the answers have been received the Board propose to proceed to allot ment, The issue of August licences begins on August 7 and continues tilt the 13th."
In opposition to the new regulations governing the operation at rickshaws, the 144 Heencees of public rickshaws, who are members of the Association have so far refused to renew their licences for August, About 45 per cent, of the real owners have, however, asked for renewals, That's, leences have been sought for about 4,500 out of 10,000 public rick shaws in the Settlement,
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