The trade war between Japan and the Netherlands East Indies that wa carried on for two. years, and threatened to reduce cargo-carrying rates to such an extent that shipping companies faced serious losses due the constant underbidding of rival companies, offelally ended on July 1 this year with the signing of & pool Batavia' "and six weeks will begin to take effect. of further parking spaces on the extension of existing facilities.
Identical Method Used as in For {wo years Japanese and Nether=
Bund. there is a traffic problem, motor car lands cargo carriers were under-In reply we are directed to state owners are certainly not the culprits, Other Robberies bidding each other in the rates for that our committee do not under-and any blame must attach to the carrying freight between Japan. and Councils of former years for their The gang of "hire-car bandits" was stand on what basis the conclusions the NE. and way ports, One shipper active again on the night of Aug. 5 of the Council have been arrived at, failure to take the necessary action would wait untile rival hnd fixed the proper time, when they committed their Afth out~ After a careful study of that part of a rate for carrying cargo and then rage in a few weeks, using the same the central district bounded in. the Motor cars are used in Shanghai Would promptly contract to carry primarily as a means of transport to methods as in the previous cases. north by Soochow Road, in the south freight for less, Only two of the gang's three mem-by Avenue Edward Vii, in the east and from places of business and car While Jocal Japanese and Nether-bers participated in the latest crime by the Bund and inthe west by owners pay a high premium lands shippers are affected only and, as on July 2%, it was a Honan Road, our Commitee find that 'Municipal taxation for this" facility. by the change, all agree that the pool It is an undoubted fact that of al Johnson car which they selected the parking' spaces will be reduced agreement is' undoubtedly a good gramme using the roads, motor trame for their "attack. At 10:10 o'clock as compared with present. facilities thing for the trade relations of the two is the most orderly and amenable to that night the" men engaged at by more than 500 ears, countries. Freight carrying rates, an discipline, and yet it is the one form the garage at Avenue and. Kiso-Enclosed we beg to hand you of trafic most legislated against. The chow Roads and ordered the chautofficial of the Java China. Japan statement as to how this number is licence fees charged by the Sharghai four to drive to Anham Road.
Line said, would gradually be arrived at. The exact number of raised until they were at a point Municipal Council are far in excess Than they told him to proceed to ears deprived of their present park-of what they should be for the Chungshan Road, in Chinese terwhere shippers could carry cargoes without being in danger of losses Ing spaces being stated as 640 cars. privileges offered, ritory, and on a lonely stretch of that thoroughfare they ordered him to through the cutting of prices.
No Room for 500 Cars Serious Hardship" halt. One man produced a pistol and Previously, the oficial went on, Our committee wish to emphasize In conclusion our committee have threatened the driver with death if with prices being cut first by one side that when this census was taken, directed us to urge strongly that the he eried out. and then the other, carrying rates parking facilities on the Bund were Council very' seriously consider the "The victim was forced to hand over Went s0 low that the possibility of some companies being forced out of fully taken up and there was no advisability of postponing the date his money, amounting to $12 in bank-room for a single further ear to park. when the proposed amendments are nates; his watch, and his uniform the traffic was imminent. Finally, Hf therefore, the parking regulations to become operative until they have Jacket. He was then pushed out of iewever, he concluded, shippers of the two' countries got together and fos at present promulgated. shoutd invited and obtained the considered the ear and one of the robbers put some discussion formed the come into force unaltered, they fail opinions of those in Shanghai who, on the driver's jacket and took the to see where these 500 odd cars will are Lest qualified to advise on this wheel, The bandits drove off at high Japan and the Japan-Java Cone ind room to park, and would be glad most important matter. It is only by speed and the car was not found of your advices on the matter. the adoption of such a course that until early morning, in Changping The agreement will actually take The Council propose to deprive a Practicable measures can be found Road near Markham Road, It apcomplete effect on September 18,109, large number of car owners of the whic, will not constitute a serious parently had not been damaged. until When ait forward bookings possibility of using parking places hardship on any section of the com-'The chauffeur, as soon as he could which have been authorized over a munity, summon assistance, reported the be ered othe of nates Freight 'Conference, in. ihe: means joned in tie former Japan-Java period of years, without providing, 'Our committee are of opinion, re~ cident to the Chinese Police and the arranging for the provision of, al-presenting, as they do, a very' im-Settlement Police. Detectives of time new Bookings will go at the new ternate accessible parking spaces. 'The portan& section of the community Bubbling, Well Station took charge of ates, which will gradually' be raised, 'Counci's action is tantamount to vitally' interested in the new legisla-the investigation for the S.M.P., and depriving a large number of car tion, that they are entitled to some, the French Police were notified, £0 owners from the possibility of using further information on the subject, that all three police agencies' in belt vebiles in the purchase of and that before "the egisatien "in Shanghai were looking for the] which they have expended very con- question is made effective an oppor on Angus
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