'The Owners' Association now submitted a fresh spplieation supported by a detailed statement" showing operating costs, "The application of the Owners' Association represented their inability to make a profit under the existing operation costs, and re+ quested an' Increase of 30 per cent. {nthe authorized rental. "The ro-quest for an. increased rental was further supported by particulars showing that' the prices of various, metal parts of rickshaws, as also other commodities, had ' advanced very considerably." Reference was made to the increased passenger fares permitted by the Council in favour of the omnibus and tram companies the Increused charges of other Dublic "utilities, in. recognition of their increased operating costs.
Tt was noted tat the existing passenger fare tariff, on a. large= basis, is ax follows:
Ten minutes after this affair three men, one armed with a pistol, stroll Yed into a. food shop at '807 Gordon Road and departed with a gold finger ing, valued at $20, which the countant of the place had been sport Ing on his finger. "At 8 pam, five men, three armed with pistols and one with a wicked-looking Rife, robbed the attendants of a coal shop at 370 Wayside Road of $377 in money and clothing.
Robbers were active yesterday morning too as two men, one. whom was armed with what wax believed have. been an imitation pistol, entered. House 38, Lane 348, Welhaiwei Road and robbed the Ione oc-Jeupant of the house of $400 in cash Janda diamond ring valued at $150,
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