'The consensus, therefore, he continued, was in favour of the message rate, with certain modifeations of th terms, all of which necessitated. a further increase in the rate and. did not, therefore, meet the main objec-ton' of those who disapproved of the experi' report, Their objection was that the recent increase should be disallowed, and consequently any modification of the report would not satisfy them, Mr, Armhold said he had received 4 call that morning from a Council member, on the part of Chinese members, requested "him to take up the following points with the Telephone fon the The message rate should mended ets" recommendation $10 for 160, residential alls, $6.50 for 100, to business calls, $10 for $00, and residenual call, $250 for The date of effect of the amended schedule should be April 1, 1990, exactly 4 year aller the introduction. of the Present temporary increase of M1 per company'e invested capital being at any In, the event of the. return on the time In excess of the authorized 10 per cent, after the. introduction schedule, the. counelt. should' instantly Fequest the company to adjust the tant of charges witha" view to" their ime mediate reduction, ould Fetrain' from applying foran' increase tari within' a period of five years fom the Introduction of the schod The. company should be requested further to" economize. in respect tos operating and maintaining expenses Telephone Co.'s Objections The chairman said that he explain-
HIM. Dorsetshire which arrived in Shanghai for the first time on Twesdé morning, Nov. 5: She moored at the British Naval Buoy, and was illumi ied next night in honour of the wedding of the Duke of Gloucester and Ledy Alice Scott. British warships in harbour dressed ship during the day and were Mluminated at night. Pictures show HM, Dorsetshire nation: ies in port, Japanese, French, Italian in her day and night rig. Warships of other and American, were likewise dressed. adoption of the message rate, and the Municipal Council would make Itself idieulous if it were to advise the French to Ignore the opinion of the Council's own experts. which had been obtained at a cost of some $100,000.
'To adopt a negative attitude now that they had the experts' recom mendations would be an act of oad) faith which would seriously damage the Council's prestige. 'The Telephone Company was entitled to demand immediate action, or arbitration. The: latter could only be based on the experts' report, and would necessarily entail an award of heavy dam being given against the Council.
Tu the subsequent discussion. a Proposal thata sub-committee of the Public Utilities Committee, together with the Treasurer and Controller, be formed to watch over telephone matters, was referred {0 that body for consideration.
The minutes of the Public Utilities committee meetings. embodying the recommendation that the Council adopt the report of the Special Committee of Telephone Experts, were adopted by the Council, subject to the amendment that the date on which the message rate schedule shal] take effect shall be March 1, 1996.
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