The "Shun Pao" stated that on Friday officials of the new regime had already notified foreigners living in outside roads areas that their "house tax" must be paid to the "Bureau of Finance" The report asserted. that the new regime had decided to collect the tax in order to increase its income because the "Reformed Government" at Nanking had stopped giving a monthly subsidy of $450,000. The number of Special Municipality police has been considerably increased and many residents in the Western district have moved out, it was stated; Although these police had seemingly taken over traffic duty in the Western district, the report stated, they were mot technically qualified for the job. Trafic signals in Edinburgh, Vu Yuen and Great Western Roads were still contfólled by the Settlement officers while the others looked on, the report stated.
Some gambling houses and opium-smoking dens have been closed because of lete there has been little business.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.