The Archive · 1939

A Nuisance

¥en Ping Ra, Dumping To the Editor of the "Nonrii-Cuixa Dany News"

Sti—With reference to previous correspondence appearing recently your columns on the above mule sauce, 1 regret 10 report that matters have gone from bad to worse and night-s0ilcoolies are now dumping ordure from refugee camps down sewer almost right under our Wins dows, The smell is unbearable; disturbs our slumbers in the carly ind forces us the job is hope some abler pen than mine will take this matter up immediately. Discusten, Shanghai, June 3, Rubbish Dumping:

Chinese Complaint To the Editor of the "Nowrit-Cuina Dany News"

Stn—On the wide road surface by the side of the Soochow Creek on the Markham Road rubbish been and is being dumped to such an ex-ut that axa daily passer-by" by. trolley-bus route 10, 19, or 21, at least four times a day amongst thousands of others, and ax a near-by resident paying a large amount in respect the SEC. taxes, T yot so much "fed-with the extremely strong stench other day that 1 at once vomited and fell ill, "Now, Sir, 1 shall greutly appreciate if you will kindly reply to the following questions curntuat Mince Yo such "an extent and (1) Why is rubbish allowed to ae tah Why a Bigr WAY" be it pot heated away White taut st?

deplorable State ge aiers St"

£3) Who'fa held Femponsible for the Toy Why ido. te ainhorities¢o geta "ne hike it because no European tives near the dirty place that nobody cares anything for the tithy, unbearable, insanitary condition I wonder when ther the Commissioner of - Public Health of the SMC. knows anything about this. ike of public ing the summer, see the deplor= ws there for Self in order Mediate, "necessary" steps 10. put a Sop tothe nuisance, once' and for Promonxe Pu Shanghai, June 6.

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