To the Editor of the "Nonmt-Cunxa Dany News"
_Sm—As a rate and taxpayer, I desire to draw your attention to @ condition existing in Shanghai which, 1 think, "requires remedying Many suggestions have been made as" what the Council might have done with the money given to the "Pivot boys," but I have failed to find among. the suggestions any reference to the bettering of the city's present lighting system—a system which does not do any credit to Shanghai or, to my way of thinking, support its'claim to be regarded as a city of importance in the world's affairs and there ig no doubt that street lighting in Shanghai will not even begin to compare with the smaller "European towns.
If anyone will take the trouble to walk past any of the offices of the Shanghai Power Company he will sec there plain notices exhorting the: Public fo use better lights and to protect their eyes. I wonder if these notices have ever been drawn to the attention of the powers that be in our Present Municipal Administration; if they have not, I suggest that the Shanghai Power Company is being half-hearted in its campaign (or better lighting.
If Tam not mistaken, the Shanghai Power Company stresses the necessity: of using dim lights, but a walk around Shanghai streets should con Vince anyone that "dim" is a word unknown to the Couneil—as the bulls not only perform a ask badly" but they also glare in such a manner as to be a positive strain on people's eyes, and this glare is especially troublesome to the motoring public—and this T think explains the constant use of large headlights Shanghai—something which is a lutely unnecessary and forbidden all other big cities.
1 think it is time now that the LO. "appears to have so. much money to. spend in other directions that a little should be spent on furthering the Shanghai Power Company's campaign for better lights:
Moronist.
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