To the Editor of the "Nonmit-Cutwa Dany News"
Sin-—Jessfield Park is really the only place left to the ordinary person. Chinese, Japanese and foreign where one hopes for a change from the congested areas and overheated and stuffy tenements, ete. the Japan= ge ladies with their neatly-dressed kiddies being much in evidence—but, we all enjoy the calm and the flowers Jand restful air of the park frrespecfive of our nationality.
Lately however, owing to an influx Jot gangs of toughs, some armed and all of in uniform,' who demand and get free entrance on the grounds that they are Wang Ching-wel's men. it ip very evident that Jessfield Parke will soon be impossible for all decent people, 'At night anything from 100 high as 250 of these gentry claim the park as their own, whilst. this morn-Ing some of them "arrested" a Chinese gentleman, handcuffed and' marched him off, and when one of tHe park watchmen endeavoured 10 halt "this Jand asked why, the gang drew gunz Jand marched him off also.
Are the Japanese Gendarmes slip ping to allow such actions? If so. JSoon it will be impossible for even their own nationals, more. especially the women and children. to use. the is very doubtful that most these toughs are Wang Ching-wel's men, more likely out-of-work guards from the lately closed gambling dens, Tf the decent part of the' Japancie Gendarmes, and there are some T know from experience, are anxious 10 keep their good name as being able fo maintain order. itis high. time they rounded up and cleaned out the gangs of toughs now. getting out of hand in the Western District, "Surely the Gendarmes are not getting Shanghai, June 9,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.