To the Editor of the "Nommu-Ciaxa Dany News"
Sin—In times of crises and national peril the need of leaders and Ieader~ ship becomes desperately acute.
Otherwise, how can the resources at hand be focussed, as it were, and: hurled at the heart and vitals et the enemy For any community the question is} not—do we have leaders?—but rather what are their earmarks?
Can anyone in Shanghai write specification for a leader If we can the specification we can surely get the men—men who have some red fire in their blood, but who resolutely refuse to temporize and to plead so-called "military necessity."
In this connection and by way of example, I should like to offer the pinion that in municipal affairs, con~ sistently outstanding and clear-cut Jeadership in fearlessly grappling. with the "impossible," seems curiously to have concentrated itself on just one side of Avenues Edward VIT and Ronenr 1, Srewanr.
Shanghai, July 14, And the Municipal Council To the Editor of tio "Nontit-Cunna Daruy. News?
Su—Mr, Ropeur L. Srewany's letter this morning's issue of your valued Paper reads as if It were directed gaint the Shanghai Municipal Tam afraid that Mr, Stewart has ttle appreciation of the really. constructive work the Council is doing.
Since it went before the Ratepayers Jost Spring in a shiver of fear that it would loso'the elections as far as the British and American candidates fare concerned, it has done several Useful things of which, for Instan ta} It han neronicd ha snot sare gtaede mal sells tasse at ety Hea ae Sas SPE SRI Bios, Miunleipat Advocate on' a Gold basis.
dug laced ho slay of he seth Rae dae ate schooling his" cider, INalizaon cost andier the cost of (a) TI has, at tong last, Increased rie og tne art a the at p time eter hospital fees Bhd thors for "2ensoline "are anne adiloeat bride, 'Sri' irene communi Your very clever cartoonist, has very aptly picturized this latest Wroctour of the Shanghai' Municipal Counc. "The Orchestra ts a ship the inereares are a: bomb-—t mean that "sense, that at the next Ratepayers" Mceling that bomb will Diode and sink. the ship.
May be some of us will also vote aiftorently "when the next election comes around! T mean, for Councilors. hey rust Gepttve of sense:
"Ko, wha, the gods, with to, geste Mone Tenet.
Shanghai July 15, North of Creek:
Public Transportation Bad To the Editor of the "Nonrit-Cuntxa Dany News?
Sm—Since the SMC. and the 'Tramway Ca. maintain' a very dis. cereot silence regarding the disgraceful slate of public transportation north of the Soochow Creek, perhaps the Sapanese authorities wilt take pity on residents and bring pressure to bear in the competent quarters. The public not interested in disputes about yen cost of shoe leather wall four times a day In the hot does nat improve one's efforts ju cent. of residents ave to in ord ensure ay anywhere on time. The recent relaxation of barricade restrictions ix a good. start, now appeal to the Japanes ties to compel the Tramway Ca, flat its franchise obligations.
Tu the absence of proper forms of transportation, T suggest that the 50 per cent. rise in current taxes be re. mitted marder to compensate northern area ratepayers for exten expenses incurred ass direct result of stich deficiency.
Rareeaven Shanghai, July 11.
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