The Archive · 1940

Whangpoo Ferry! Badly Dama

na Fob. 22 was reported Jast night that the ese ferry boat which started Bund rin on Feb. 20 which ras Hater forced to quit the serv had been badly damaged by angry sampan men after its reft to Pootung. Many lass windows oat were broken and its funnel vas also badly damaged, So far no suppressive action has been taken against the sampan men.

twas recalled that trouble started lon February 20 when the Livkatu Wharf in Pootung was reopened 10 rale. "The new Japanese-owned ferry boat chose to start its business, carrying many passengers across the Fiver to the French Bund but was eventually driven back to Pootung. over 10 times as great, and the num ber of advertisers hias increased hundredfold. The North-China Daily News has grown in age, size and wisdom, ever impartial, never neutral.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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