ro the Editor of the "Nonrit-Cirixa. Dany News"
sin—Reeently it has been very dangerous to walk along. Avenue Haig, Four weeks ago my wife was attacked suddenly in this street, near St. Georne's, in daylight by a Chinere who safelied her new handbag. A notice to the Police was without result, the robber disappeared in a tone.
Yesterday my wife was attacked sain, likewise in the Avenue Haig bourhood of the Del Ferguson inese boy, Monte near the corner of the Route
who pushed her to the ground and Mole "her wrist-watch. "My wife ried for help and assistance, but the Chinese people standing" around watched und didn't lend her a helping hand. Neither the Police nor the S.V.C. were to be seen. It would ye more advisable to send more men patrols: to this important street For the protection "of the fovelg passers-by, especially during. th tram strike.
Sm—An Old China Hand's letter today's NCD. suggests that dwellers" on Outside Roads should insist on some modus operand pend-the agreement to be reached, Koodness knows when, between the S.MC. and Greater Shanghat authorities. At present it appears obvious that the S.ALP. in these areas have been reduced to a skeleton service functioning only at crass-roads, There no patrolling visible to the naked eye, either day or night, and no attempt whatever is made to curb breaches. of trample regulations, un-Licensed. food-hawking, Mlegal arrests of Chinese, Insolence and pistol-threats to foreigners, occupation of pavement space leading to. pedestrians using the roadway, the scattering of rubbish all over the path by gangs of raged youngsters who. also. plague night-pedestrians by an organized system of begging which practically amounts to a hold-up, ete. ete.
From what 1 know, according 0 my own experience and to that of my friends, an appeal to our police for assistance not on matters of life and death (shall we say, for the preven= tion of street nuisances. dletrimentat to health?), is most often Ignored: no investigation and no cheek appears to be made upon receipt of such complaints. Tam quite sure a person Using police whistle to summon aid Would just be "whistling down the wind," in these districts, Now Tam not writing merely complainant. 1 wish to point out that fax soon as Chinese loafers and coolies realize this state of aff area will Become—is becoming-—a regular ink of iniquity, and we householders, self-defence, will be forced to) appeal to the Ta Tuo authorities doubt by resort to financial induce. ments, Once this practice is resorted fo, we shall be forced (0 pay our yates and probably other taxes {0 these people: a step which will end In. severance of our indebtedness (0 the Council, 'Once we are forced, by the emp-tines of our pocket books, to refuse to pay rales twice over, we shall at Toast. be assured of protection from reprisal by our new' tatlerdemation 'Surely the SM.C,_ might send regular and frequent protected patrols in Red Marine, if necessary—through this Outside Roads district, with orders to keep at least.' within bearable bounds, both day and nigh nuisances from which we residents suffer unduly? The SMC. should remember that while its police force travels these roads adequately armed and sheltered by. bullet-proof vests, we civilians, including women and children, have to face the same angers, unprotected tnd_unarmed: fand woe betide us if we fall foul of 9 gunman, we haven't even the 'SMP. to rely upcut Vu Yur Shanahai, Oct. 16.
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