To the Eaitor of the "NowznConna Batty News"
Sin—1 shall appreciate it very much it you will Kindly' publish the following' in" the. correspondence column of your paper.
Hall be wry Bach obliged authorities can "inform ne whether Gr-not the game shooting ban in and round Shanghat hss been ited.
'The. reason, why 1 ask, is botuse 1 have noticed a number' of Japanese sportsmen, so, some foreign sports: ten out shooting "in the Hungjo area. "Some. of these foreign sports: men happen to be "my personal friends, who inform me" at they ave Gen able to chain' hooting Thave been hunting in this district for the past" many" years and. ety Keen fo be at it again, "It only Tein feel certain hat there wil be unpleasantness from the Japanese Shanghai, Jan. 16.
Still Forbidden by Japanese To the Ealtor of the "Nommu-Curwa Datuy News"
Sm,—I have today been notified by the Japanese Afllitary Authorities in charge of the Hungjao Area that the shooting of game. in all Japanese occupied territory is till prohibited and that anyone who breaks this regulation will not only have his gun and ammunition coniiseated, but may be detained as a punishment. Last week-end several confiscations were made.
The Japanese Military Authorities request you to publish this informa-
Local Lifts:
Overcrowding Alleged To the Editor of the "NontuCutva Dany News"
Sm—There docs not appear to be larly effective control by the Muni" cipal Authorities as to the number of persons elevators are permitted to carty per trip, and one is led to wonder when the Authorities are going to do anything about" the matter.
Take the ease of the elevators in one down town building, for Instance, 'Already on two occasions the elevator which T was a passenger was caught between one floor and another, due to overcrowding. Although each elevator would be able to carry normally 15 passengers, on the occasion question at least' 25 persons were being carried, with the consequence that the power mechanism refused to was unable to cope with the ex:
Ts it necessary for a very serious accident to occur, say one of the clevaters crashing "down with a full oad of passengers, and causing death and serious injury to all of them, before anything is done to prevent similar conditions in other tall bulld~ ings? If the Council and its hirelings fare smart enough to take tax payers money, they ought. to be smart enough to end this overcrowding of elevators, Les have some action!
Soc. Shanghai, Jan, 15.
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