Reaction to Council's Measure; Increase Seen in Municipal Expenditure of $700,000 Monthly Shanghai, Dec. 8.
NSTINTED approbation of the prompt action of the Shanghai Municipal Council in increasing the remuneration of the members of its police force came from local foreign and Chinese business and other circles yesterday.
Chinese sources not only lauded the measure taken by the city fathers, but opined that it was calculated to insti greater sense of security in the Settlement when law preservation is of mount consideration. Roughly between $700,000 and $800,000 will be added to present Council expenditures as a result of this step.
'A statement regarding the increase the living allowances of the Council sued late on Friday after-joon and was communicated to the Chinese members of the police force in the various stations to which they fare attached. Before the announcement a visit to the Central police station showsd Chinese oticers dus tering about in groups in animated discussion. This conveyed an erroneous impression that something, amiss and that a recurrence of the deadlock between the Council and hundreds of Chinese members of its police force was again in the offing close check up disclosed that everything was quiet and that the misgivings were a case of wrong psychological impression.
'A. reporter of the "North-China Daily News" making the police rounds to the possibility of further resigna-
"Hitherto the Couneit's temporary high cost of living allowance for employees "serving under Letter of pointment has been a uniform allowance applicable to all employees irrespective of their salaries. After. the most careful considera-the Council "has reached the conclusion that it would now be Feasonable and right to introduce a med scote of high cost of, yesterday casually enquired of a Chinese police oleer if all was quiet on the ferime and was greeted with the jocular retort, "No More Robberies: "The usual routine call was made at th ie Central Fire Station, with the visitor wondering whether the Chinese firemen would say, More Fires"
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