To the Editor of the "Nont-Cuana Dancy News"
Sim—A pat on the back for your Bf correspondent Juxius Stouxous. His! Is the voice crying In the wilderness, bhut of what Use ina town run by Big Business? Those who might do something have more money" than courage, and they pay up; those who can't pay do the other thing.
The Council employees are about fo receive a 40 per cent. increase GLE) We will all reap the benefit of this'in increased taxes, and when, in the very near future. the com: Dradores excuse their flagrant. in-greased prices by blandly. saying "Council now pay more money.
Ah. what a privilege it must, be serve on a Council where the tax-Payers are so nitwitted that. they Permit themselves to be bamboozled into paying a tax on milk while beer: is exempt—to mention one of the many unfair taxes that disgrace Shanghai, Morucn or Two. Shanghi The Bus Ca.:
And the Matter of Dividends To the Editor of "Normi-Cuixa Dany News"
Leaders, in Shanghai and everywhere else, should not be followed blindly, "A doubting Thomas t fall the days of my life, my inherent iatrust hag been fostered by the following experience.
Some months ago I attended a meeting of local Britons, The Chair~ man, with an impressive appearance of earnestness and sincerity, appeal-fo all his compatriots not to. em~ barrass the Council by any action oF criticism which might endanger British dominance on the Council, was most impressed, Later 1 found myself harbouring doubts as to the sincerity" of that Chairman when, within & few weeks, it was announc that the Counelt was to be reconstituted in such a Way as to sur-Fender" British predominance, that the. committee presided. over by that Chairman had' been Kept advised throughout the negotiations, and that his committee cordially commended the scheme to the approval of all Britons, Iam not concerned, here and now, with the rights or. wren esirabilliy' or undesirability or the changes made in the constitution of {he Council, "T am most emphatically' wondering "by what" mental Juggling that" Chairman reconciled the. advice he gave "his fellow nationals from the chair with who hho new was on foot, "He must have known of the negotiations, for such a question must have Involved many weeks of discussion. Diplo matic reserve, I presume, is the explanation, Just the same Baldwin-Chamberlain type that Britain paying for so dearly today.
A'General' impression appears to exist that the 'Council is invulnerble and cannot, be brought to book matter how far it may mortgage the ratepayers' credit, or how heavy tthe burdens i may donot so conceive the situa tion, "As T see it, the Council's a thority" to tax isa derived authority. Defaulting Britons, as ollier nationals, can." only" be proceeded Beainst in their own courts, Were afew hundred Britons to be proceeded against in the British court Sin—For two consecutive years the ceive a single cent for the last two Years in return for their investments, If the shareholders were millionaires they could have done two noble acis with their investments (in this case. donations), viz, giving employment to an army of employees of the Company, and furnishing comparatively cheap transportation to the general public. But unfortunately, shareholders of public utilities the world over fre not always rich people instead. tome of them are even in such a deplorable condition that they have to depend upon the returns of their investment for subsistence.
Shareholders should get together. now and demand that some sort of Improvement be made at once. If, things are allowed to drag on in such a half-hearted manner any longer. two things will surely happen (2) the share certificates would soon find their way to the waste paper baskets us, and (2) some of the poorer share-Holders (including myself, of course) would soon be starved to' death.
Poor Fist Shanghai. June 14, Some Advice To Early Morning Riders To the Editor of the PCurxa Darty News"
Swit may not be generally: known that the farmers have made 'a run through beside the single stone bridge across the second jump on the
sity to cross the two fields and thus: Bee Line. "Hence, there is'n0 neces: perpetuate the paths across these fields. which the farmers are endeavouring to eradicate and plant Using the run through will show our appreciation of their act "and avoid any untoward incident.
1H, Marne Lire.
Shanghai, June 10, Precision:
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.