The Archive · 1938

Bund Conditions A Suggested Remedy

To the Editor of the "Nonmit-Cinwa Datu News"

Sin~May T through your valuable columns. bring the attention of the Jauthorities concerned to the conditions prevailing on the Bund, Hundreds of cars are parked there daily and 1 am sure Tam voicing the opinion of the majority of car owners concerning the dusty. condi tion of the road. "T often had to take note of the licence numbers of the cars to be certain I get to. the right fear, as they all look alike with the thick coating of dust.

May T also make this suggestion to the "authorities concerned In order

evil. The mud frontage opposite the that they may got to the root of the Yangtsze. Insurance Building to. the corner of Foochow Road Is now used by trucks to take and receive cargo. On a wet day, the truck wheels by running over the mud ground, take up a considerable quantity of earth which is carried to the main road, 'The Council should' forbid the trucks getting into any of the fronlages—cargo could be. carried from the temporary wharf to the road where the trucks could parked to receive them. Also, the "Red Jackets" should wash the' road instead of sweeping the dust from the centse of the road on to the cars.

We may then look forward to a more pleasant summer instead of locking ourselves in to avoid tie dust coming in to the otices.

Shanghai, May 27,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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