To the Editor of the "Norta-Cumva Day News"
Sm;—I notice that many of the larger alleyways in the French ion are kept very clean due the fact that certain plain clothes ials make periodical visits to Sm—On Saturfay at about 840 a.m., while driving down Route Pichon, near the corner of Avenue Joffre, I noticed a dog ran. over by a car which had been removed by someone from the middle of the road and placed near the curb to die. I stopped and took the dog which was bleeding and had his rear legs squashed, put him if my car and brought him to veterinary surgeons, who I expected would have him destroyed.
When I reached my office I received a telephone call from the Doctor, informing me that the dog has to be destroyed and that I was responsible for the charges which are $5 or else remove the dog. To this I replied that I did not run over the dog but only found him on the street and removed him in full view of a Foreign Police Officer of the French Police on duty at the corner of Route Pichon and -Avenue Joffre and my statement could be verified if required as I had drawn the attention of the Police Officer to the fact that I had removed the dog. Thereupon I was informed that this is a private hospital and not a charitable institution, and upon my request received the telephone number of the SS.P.CA.
Avenue Foe occasional visit to Lane 1079, Foch, with a view, of clean-Jane, Offenders would caught every hour of for, the F.M.C, treasury.
Hope this will catch the eye of the F.C.
PASSER-BY.
Shanghai, June 3.
The SS.P.C.A. immediately agreed to take care of the charges and make the necessary arrangements.
I am writing this letter in order that the public judge, whether, a car y driver after being involved in an accident, should stop and give assistance to his victim, or is permitted to run away, and whether a doctor has to ask payment before helping anyone in need?
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.