Singapore's experiences form an interesting chapter' in. the rickshaw" problem which Shanghai "is periodically' called." upon Femedy. ANhough the rickshaw industry is not so firmly and widely established in Singupore, {t's an important transportation medium but for more than'a month a strike of pullers has been jin existence and. there have been no. public FHelshaws-on the streets." "The cause of ihe trike the high charges exacted by the rlckhaw owners for the hire of the vehicles and the Singapore Government his not been impressed by the neces ly" for intervening. OF deemed the question sullelently Important. 1 tale the brosd ection of the Shanghai Munteipal JCouncit, the. pullers took. matters in their. own hands and stopped working. Inconvenience has Been caused. to the public' and trouble 10. the police but there seems to have been n0_ real Impediment in the. withdrawal. of this. form popular in Shanghai, Possessed of wider Powers than the Shanghai authorities, Singapore Fas repatriated nearly. 1000 puller, sending them' back to. Amoy passage free and" with free Strats dollars Zach for cxpensee. Tt must admitted thatthe smal part rickshaws play in the elly's public transportation makes the problem. relatively easy to handle for. the tunieipat "Commissioners have progressively decreased the "number of vehicles maximum of 3,780 ands year hence it wilt be further reduced to 3,000, The guiding factor the development of ollier forms of transport, (Continued on page 399)
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