TraMic Conditions Pointed reference was made at the annual meeting of the Automobile Club of 'China the deterioration in traMe conditions not only in the foreign areas but also in those Areas outside which' ate passing. through a period of jurisdictional change, It was stated ions are unsatisfactory in the Settle-French Concession, but are worse outside owing to the conflict of jurisdictions are in process of readjustment. OF course, there are many factors attaching to the sitting: ion. The population of Shanghai has more than doubled within the last two oF three years, il the concentration of industrial and residen:
interests ina very small and packed area means the restriction of gramme circulation and unavoidable congestion of the streets and joroughfares. In the western district, the sittia-
sehictes, especially "at the manedrawn type tan ie described "or paretany "tod wih wandering' about the roads unconteolied See disciplined, and the unfortunate dual system plicing Weing unable. at present to exgreise fouth control. the increased volume: of rate fereated by the expansion of industry" in. that district has aggravated the situation and the Present suggests no immediate improvement, Ttking broadly. however. there should be prosocets'of improvement ice the mode wea Between the" Shanghat Atunieipal Covell and the Chinese" authorities ts implemented It wil take some time before the new Joint police force created for there are ether were batond force. Once the free s been eaten Are recruitment and organization of
been settled, then things should be beter. an various problems connected Wik i bags atier"tactor' to which the Japanese "atthartis are giving serious attention ly the comple oe, evening" those ares. closed through mintaty necessity and only partly opened Oneu wie seitied then. too, there willie farther neliovation, But while Shanghai remains pk:
with sirdinestin.tightnest it snot. to. be expected that normal onions wilt be? ree stored. lia Germany and tty are Coriying the Brenner Pan uggeat that" hose yo. nation not ov the happy family they were so often lain: ed to be bythe Nazi propaganda, machines for matter what Herr Hitler make think about here cannot be the slightest doubt that. Signor Mussolini has learned. the. lesson "of resent nis, andthe complete rathness.of relying pon any'commitment which Herr' Miter meg have entered into with him, Is imposuibe for the ordinary observer to escape the conclusion thet the only policy common to. all three countries that of each for himself and the devil take the "hindmost. Quite obviously "the Germans Russian understanding can only. last a Tongs both "of the parties see some profit to. thems selves, and" a wil be broken vee" ona aly"to enter into sich an unreliable! partaers oather year an advantage In. doing so. For ship. expecially when her present undersienigng with Germany" Is 30. unpopular withthe ma ould be most unwise, while the task of educa: ting "ne people, "already" Indoctrinateg tu the sacredness of the. anticComintern al tance, the benefits' of Communism. would bes lask from "which evens vigorous a Dictator Signor Aussolint might very. Wwll_ shrine The failure of these negotiations. will have the taining conditions. inthe Batkans thou the intention of Haiy" and Hungary' to. maintain peace in south-eastern Europe may stil be the edding factor in atvation wile fe not with out ite diiculies
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