To the Editor of the "Nown-Cumxa Darty News"
'Sm—One day last week between and & pan. a Chinese couple was: sitting in' the restaurant in setefield Park. There were no other ests, denly two. individuals appeared beside them sind brandishing pistols forced them to hand over their fur cats, gold watches" and some hundreds of dollars in banknotes, the whole spoil amounting to more than Then the robbers disappeared Ina westerly direction. ie. towards the place of the former rifle range of the British Forees, Not one of the persons who witness sed the bapnening nearby (ike the waiters of the restaurant) or from a certain distance gave any. alarm. The victims reported the robbery to the European guards at the entrance, The report of such facts and minor incidents occasionally reported proves that Jessfield Park, so dear to all of us, afler the departure of the British troops has. become aetwally tne of the un safest places Im Shane Shanshat, Nov. 18, Wanted:
'A Non-Spitting Week Sm—Now that the "Safety First" week jo drawing to a close, perhaps arrangements. could be made to hold 8 "Non-Spitting"" week.
Coming' to town this morning by bus, a ride Insting about 20 minutes, 1 observed no fewer than four Chinese spitting out of the windows.
every ease the operation wax carried out with gusto, This was not surprising, but it was rather astonish ing {0 see a foreigner follow thei example, Depth charges" were also dropped from the starboard upper deck, one of which nearly scored 0 direct hit ona foreign Indy riding ina rickshaw.
if these people could be taught to refrain from this filthy habit, Shanghai would doubtless be a' cleaner place to live in,
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