A "Look-see" Nuisance To the Editor of the "Nonrit-Curwa Dany News"
.-—We are in the twentieth century and in the seventh biggest city in the world, We pay taxes to keep an efficient Police "Force—yet_ my. experience at the 530 pin. performance fof the Metropole on the afternoon of October 10, was regrettable, Having resided in Shanghai for some few years, I feel I know something of their dimeulties—yet on this occasion the complete disregard for the comfort of the public was astonishing. On arrival in the vicinity of the theatre in question I was bad~ gered in four different localities by less than seven "look see" boys as to just where to park my car, eventually finding a place with two fon one side of my car opening the door and one on the other side, reported the matter to the Sikh Sergeant as there was no foreign policeman present (although one would expect that the local inspector would have anticipated a large. attendance at this particular time. There had been three previous performances by which to gain experience). His answer was that he had such alor to do that he could not attend to every thing! 'That's that, 'After the show, and the rain, 1 pushed my' way out of the crowd to my car which was parked in Burkill Road, facing East. I drew out and travelled about 20 yards and stuck T immediately realized that 1 was in typical trafic jam, Handing the wheel over to my wife I got out and surveyed the position, only to find that at the Thibet Road end, the posi tion was impossible and the local Chinese police endeavouring to full fan almost impossible task. then proceeded East and found the cause the Jam. At the corner of Lloyd Road no policeman was in sight and chauffeur-driven cars were on either side of the Road blocking the exit fof all cars along Burkill Road. By @int of no small amount of vocal talent, I managed to get these chuut-Tours to take their cars on to their correct side of the road, and thus clear a. passage for the outward traffic, which eventually relieved, the congestion outside the theatre, Why should a civil member of the community have to do what the police fare pald to do? A little forethought is fall that is necessary. For once the rickshaw men were not to blame, A. policeman on point duty during the Tush hours of Ingoing and outcoming theatre-goers at the junction of Lloyd and Burkill Roads, or for that matter fat any junctions around theatres "at Jeinema hours, for a matter of 20 min~ juter should assist a great deal these wet and dreary evenings, The remedy forthe "look see" boy is to arrest him and not chase him awa} 'A couple of hours behind bars woul do. far more good to correct this absurd nuisance.
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