The Archive · 1940

What a Passenger Saw

To the Baitor of the "Nonru-Canya Dasty News Sm—I read in your paper of January 9, a letter entitled" Squeeze fon the Buses and Trams" and 1 fully agree with all its contents, What 15 going on in those buses Is something scandalous. I take the No, 12 Bus every morning from the end. of Avenue Joffre to the Bund, 'The fare between Avenue Joffre und St George's is one flat rate, 8 cents, Many passengers take this bus for, fy, half the distance; when they leave, the conductor takes the' tielcat back and gives it to an incoming passenger, for O conte of course, Sometimes they take the money and do not give a ticket unless inspector "Is soon waiting on the pavement in which case one section ticket is given to those who ate ready to loave the bus. Every day 1 soe conductors taking tickets back out of people's hands and sometimes out of their mouth, "And how many times have I seen' them pulling Uekets out of their own pockols. Yesterday morning as I was leaving the bus the conductor took away the ticket from passenger, who was just leaving too, and gave it to one who was seated. As I looked surprised the conductor simply smiled. T could carry on for miles on this subject, I Use the French bus to go back home in the evening but T have never seen any squeeze going on. Maybe they fare more clever. What amazes me fs that very few inspectors are seen on the Concession buses.

Pure. Shanghai, Jan, 17. ion in your paper and to impress upon your readers the Importance of observing the regulation as they will accept no responsibility, should those out game-shooting be' mistaken the Japanese troops for guerillas of which there ore many about, particularly in the Hungjao urea, Secretary & Treasurer, Hungjao Area Association. Shanghai, Jan. 17,

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