'A correspondent drew attention the other day 0a point which the authorities might well consider in order to afford relief to the humble cinema patron who desires no less than others fo get away to his home. Tt is not practicable, of course, to allow the bus or rickshaw to move up to the pavement kerb ike the motor-car Dut steps might be taken to see the stream of ears does not interminably block the passage of those who seek to cross the street to catch the bus at the appointed stop or hall a rickshaw, Present arrangements seem unduly to weight the scales in favour of the motor-car owner. The Council gives the various public con-voyances certain rights. Tt might also see that their operating companies conform to public convenience. For example the taxi-ear depots handle ordinary traMe well but on rush ocfashions they make no sort of effort establish queues so that an orderly access to the cars may be secured. The result is that the battle goes too often to the extremely youthful and swift, and Jess agile folio have to wait bewilderedly to the danger of their persons until youth has been served. cidents do not occur in the chaotic conditions sometimes prevailing. The question of overcrowding of public transport is being dealt with by the ies as well as they can." The is mainly that of coping with the "rush" hours. The China General Omnibus Company has enough vehicles on the streets to carry about 200,000 passengers dally. They actually carry on an average 100,000, so that something more than the provision of seating accommodation is required to reduce the proportions of crowding. On certain routes considerable success has been achieved. The remark applies to. the trolley-buses seems to demand consideration. The Council can best bring about that Improvement by exerting ils authority to. speed up elimination of the crowding nuisance, whether on bus or tram or trolley: bus. Tf it were made clear to the companies that. crowding would be attended by severe penalties and no nonsense, then the construction of double-deckers would be seriously taken "in hand and the - alleged obstacles to puting them generally: fon the streets incontinently removed. {fis not a mere coincidence that on the one route where double-deckers ply less overcrowding is discernible, Whereas the prospects before a pas-
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