An anomaly in the Road Trame Act, 1080, was revealed recently in against the conviction of of having used express. carriay 'The woman had hired the cab to take "her and some friends to a dance, and they had agreed to split the fare between them. It was successfully argued by the Traffic Commissioners that a taxicab doesn't' have a road service licence such as Issued to motor coaches, which must provide for an "express carlage," but only a taxiveab licence which does not allow the carriage of people at separate fares. The Lord Chief, Justice, Lord Hews remarked if dismissing the appeal that the case might seem a hard one, but there was no reason why the Taw should not be enforced. If groes que results followed, there might bbe reason for amending the law. The application of a decision like' this Would be interesting in Shai where it is a common practice for hire-ear drivers 0 take any number of persons at so much a head. To such drivers and to those who contract monthly for what are known as "office cars," it should be reassuring to learn that licensing conditions in Shanghai do not cover the point referred to, In the opinion of the TraMe Department of the Shanghai Municipal Police no case like that cited at Home is likely to come up in Shanghai until there has been a drastic revision of the licence conditions here.
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