To the Editor of the "Nortx-Cuina Dany News"
Sm,—I was walking on North Szechuen Road this morning at about 8.45, when I saw a Chinese in a doorway, with a sheet of paper spread oùt with some characters on it, and he was trying to sell something to thg gullible public: A Chinese police-was coming along from the north side, and so was I, and I pointed out this man {o the constable,. stating that he had no licence. By this time the man was preparing to leave, and the policeman was quite close, but the man was allowed to walk away in no hurry, even picking) up the four stones with which he Dad weighted his paper. I turned to the policeman and said "take him," but he took no notice, saying nothing and doing nothing.
I know the policeman's number and if he is a sample of the Chinese police in this International Settlement, there is not much hope for improvement.
Every day I walk to the Post Office, from my home, and between Peking Road and Soochow Creek, there is quite a collection of hawkers, probably none of them licensed. First there is the seller of magazines and newspapers all displayed in front of somebody's building, Then there is the seller of wrist watch bands, proclaiming his wares. Then a sel-Jer of cigarette holders, doing likewise, Then a hardware dealer in somebody's doorway, and I have actually seen a policeman on duty trying to make a deal with this merchant, 1 do not mention the sellers of foodstuffs, whose name is legion, but proceeding to just past Hongkong Road, there is a seller of books who has quite a bulky stand with all his books displayed.
Now, the question is—have these people been licensed? If they have, why have they, for most of the goods offered for sale, yean be bought in
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