Would-be Subscriber's Plaint "Nowru-Ciaxa Dany News"
int take the Mberty t0 ask you sug toopllaity of your columns ting tight. the desperate plight Sinton intending subscribers o¢ the Texgout two months ago T asked the scphone. Company.
taller company for-a- telephone In-Sataion at my. new residence. 1 fan told Gat the company, having avalable line in that sector, Wroutd take seme time to supply me the necessary Me." expected tis Wrould take 8 fortnight or at most one Tooth, but" now Tam told that perhaps Twill get my connection in Fane! hope they mean 1910)
Tam. broker on American stock cotnmodlty. markets As these fatter" markets" are working. while Shenghai fs asleep, owing to the alf ference. of time, Z ave to ep. in {euch with my fee, my customers Shaiwith the. cable' omess during niskT" sometimes up to 1" oslo, Sometimes il'3:3 otlock am You Scrsiniy realize how agreeable for me to teave my home at 1 oclock inthe evening, coming out of warm.3] and cory home, trying to get first 0 Fiekshaw, for the buses are not run-ming at that time, and then going to' the nearest ball-room to code and decode cables and telephone customers up to late hours in the morning.
understand that the Telephone Com. pany Is a public company duly chartered by the Shanghai Municipal Council and as such has not only the right to exploit telephone communication in Shanghai but also has the duty to. supply the inhabitants of the city with as many telephone lines as they meed and not with as many telephone Lines as the Telephone Company ig willing to operate. It is an obligation as well the obligation of the Shanghai tarworks to supply water to the ratepayers, but it seems that Shanj hai is becoming the "Dodge city" of the Far East where there are no laws and no rights, Is this a city governed by regulations or is it a "Tam the law" city? Anyway I have been travelling a lot around the world but [have never seen a country. where the rights of the people are laughed atas in Shanghai, Shanghai, Jan, 17, gccanloned'by lig recent expanal s+¢tn view of the rising invest ment mite expone tinyed Range growin and. the imaten" this policy com ict Im delivery mn ecetsioned io sajust th "clu of
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