To the Editor of the *Norm-Curva Datty News"
Sin—The Counclt's appointment of a special committee to consider inequalities in the present system of taxation, and to devise means of re-me dying same, is a belated recomnition of public'criticism as evidenced Ju loiters to you. Further, if it is a fact that, as lias appeared in the local press, the affairs of the Council at Lratepayers' meetings can be controlled by the majority-vote of only 35 ratepayers, then the defeat of the Little Smendment by only a few votes, is a Sefinite proof of the opinion of the majority of ratepayers. other than rose able to cast a majority-vote.
Tt appears to me that the appointment of the special committee merely a smoke-screen to tide over Until the ratepayers' meeting in April, and thus secking to avert public criticism which might Interfere with the re-election of the present membership of the Council. 1f the Council is inced anxious to remedy the prevailing admittedly unequal and unfair system of taxation, there are several simple remedies which can be put into effect Immediately, without any expense. Ta. proof, I refer to my letter to you of January 27 (published in your issue of January 29) in which T wrote sybtema ta the prevailing unequal one appears to me. that alternative
devised. without vend. For ample. it iz 9 very simple matter fo Birr the propertgcowners then why? hot for the' tensnte?
In a' prepared statement issued to the press on February 7 by the Council spokesman, the Commissioner Football Incident:
Firm Action Wanted To the Baltor of the "Nonrit-Cuixa Dat News"
Sin-—Yesterday's incident at the Canidrome was a deplorable affair, Tt hardly credible that a spectator could have come on to the field armed with a stone to throw at the oficial. Tt was proved that the stone thrown was brought in from outside. the round, But what was more astound Ing was the reaction of the crowd of Chinese assembled there in many thousands: they cheered wildly when, the bleeding official was ted from the eld to receive medical attention, think that the time ts fully ripe for the Shanghai Football Association to take serious action, I see two courses that they might follow. One is to discontinue. the Chinese Foreign games. The other, to con: duct a campaign in the Chinese paper pointing out the folly of such sporting actions, feel sure that they would be assisted in this matter by Chinese who. could give guidance as {0 the most effective lines to take. fel sure that there are any number of Chinese who deplore these incidents as much as any foreigner does, The Shanghai referees are to be congratulated upon the way that they acted yesterday, for no sooner than they understood what had happened, at least six of them dashed forward {o take the place of the unfortunate Mnesman, Shanghai, Feb. 17.
'Tue Lung Hwa Paper Factory has now partially resumed operation in Szechuan with a daily output of 5,000 pounds of newsprint, says a Chungking message to" the' "Shun Pao." Owing to the lack. of electrical supplies, the factory is unable fo produce a capacity output of 20,000 pounds of paper,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.