BURKILL, Mr. H. E, Arnold, Chairman of Council, on May 27 wrote to Mr. A. W. Burkill, 0.85, as follows:—
"As the date of your retirement from China approaches, my col-Jeagues on the Council and myself have a deepening sense of the loss which all sections of this eity—commercial, civic and social—will sustain upon your departure, so inseparably have you been identified with the Ife of Shanghai during your long. residence here, "The Council wishes especially to acknowledge the services rendered by you as a member of its body between the muntelpal years 1903 and 1912, during the last two of which you served as Vice-Chatrman. Your chairmanship of the Electricity Committee must" command parti cular mention, as also the many ceasions upon which you have re-resented the public in the capacity of chairman of the annual meetings of ratepayers, "Im bidding you bon voyage in the name of Shanghai we all wish you long enjoyment of your future Years of leisure, to which may goo health and happiness contribut RICSHA CONFERENCE, 'The conference arranged between the Shanghai Riesha Owners' Associ tion and Municipal Council officials took place on May 25. The Secretary General, Mr. S. Fessenden, presided. There were also present Mr. G. G. Phillips, Acting Secretary, Mr. TT. K. Ho, Assistant Secretary; and Mr. P. W. Massey, Col. "Tchou and Mr, "Anson Wong, members of the Ricsha Board, For the Owners' Association there Were present: Messrs, Koo Sung-mow, Yin Chiling, Cheng" Kien-san, Hour SShaoran, Loh Tuli-shing, Wong Kwenyi The discussion tasted two and a half hours, but_no definite progress ]was achieved. Generally speaking the proposals put forward by the owners were in favour of a return to the status quo ante the activities of the Ricsha Bowed, viz, L—Leave the ricsha rental as it is now, without any obligation on the owners to subscribe to the Pullers' Mutual Aid Association, 2—Abolish the Pullers' Mutual Aid Association and rely upon the owners to provide relief work.
3—Revert to the old type, rlesha with minor modifeations.
4—Abolish the Limitation in the number of pullers to be licensed, 'The Chairman of the meeting prom: feed to put forward the owners' views to the Council.
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