Council Approves Report of Rickshaw Board The Shanghai Municipal Council met last Wednesday afternoon for the first time after the recess, Mr. /Arnhold (Chairman) presiding, 'A report on the licensing of public rickshaw pullers was submitted to the Council by the Chairman of the Rickshaw Board, Mr. P. W. Massey. This report showed that licensing of pullers ceased on July 81, the total umber licensed being 37135, Registration of unlicensed pullers beg: fon August 1 and closed on August 31 with a total of 4,909. Tt was sug-essied that the licensing station. be re-opened to registered pullers, and that event it-was probable" that by the end of October between 41,000 and 42,000 pullers would be licensed, while "the (oral rejected as unfit would probably be from 1,100. to 1,200. It was thus shown' that every Opportunity was being given to pub: lie pullers to become leensed." Tt was proposed that the wearing of Veence badges be made compulsory as from September 16, and that no one be allowed to ply for hire untos Meensed or registered, The question then arose what should be done with the rejected applicants, At a" meeting of the Board of Management of the Pullers* Mutual Ald Association "held August 9 it was resolved to ask th Trustees to set aside $50,000 for th purpose of relief to pullers who lost {thelr means of livelihood through th these men immediate dependents, and a special relief centre would be opened as soon as rickshaw pulling was restricted to those men who were licensed or registered, The Council approved the report, 'Commerce nominated and the Coun-fell appointed Messrs. Ko Ken-zeng (a member of the Chinese Chamber Commerce) and C, M, Shu (of the National Commercial Bank, Shanghai) two of the three 'Trustees of the Pullers' Mutual Aid Association, Mr. P. W. Massey is the member of the Rickshaw Board appointed by the Council as the third Trustee, The Council selected Dr. T. Chu (of the University of Shanghai Yangtszepoo Social Centre) and Dr.
8. Han (Professor of Education, St. John's University) os two of the three community members of the Board of Management of the Pullers' /Mutual Ald Association The Council approved recom: mendation by the Orchestra and /Band Committee that Maestro Paci be asked to continue hig services as Conductor until 1936, on terms mutually agreed. The date on which the Conductor's resignation taker effect is October 31, 1935. Members Jof the Committee generally felt that, Inasmuch as it was proposed that the whole Orchestra in its. present form be disbanded on May 1 next year, Maestro Paci should be asked to continue his services unfit that d 'The Committee's recommendations that two open-air band concerts held, atter the musicians" vacation, In Jessfeld Park on September 29 jand October 6, to conclude the sum= mer season, and that the winter Jseason open' on October 13, that the rst three concerts (on October 1 20 and 27)" commence at 918. Pin. and that for the remainder of season the time be 515 pin, were ipproved.
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