By continuing work of this kind, a slow, but permanent improvement the drainage would: be effected. provided no further damage is done to the remainder of the main' drainage aystem and fis outlets, Untortunates ly damage to the system from builds Ing operations and dumping continues spite of attempts to prevent it, and peviaps the meat that can be oped: in the absence of administrative con {rol ig. that the Continued work of improvement will offset the effect of the damage and so prevent the position gelting worse.
Extra-Settlement ratepayers matur= ally. wish everything possible to be done for them. 'The Council maine taing in. their area all' the normal municipal services hat it'can, and almost'.the whole of the Council's budget, "appropriations for improves ments in drainage both last year and this year has been spent on ihis area, But Improvements involve capital expenditure and it is doubtful how far {t's justiciable to burden the Seti ment With capital expenditure for im: Drovements beyond its limits area where no land tax has ever been collected and without an. assurance that' the income from the "modified house tax will always be available, Director of British Mill Reported "Arrested"
July 28, While oMelal information was lacking, it was reported last, in the' "China Evening News"
Mr, 'Wu Tsong-yn, Chinese director of the No, 9 Sung Sing Cotton Mill in 'Macao' Road and his son named Wu Chung-yi who also works in the mill asa department head, were a fested at 148 a.m, yesterday in th home at 110 Rue Pershing by Japanese gendarmes ce-operating with the French police.
'The arrested persons were slee ing. when the Japanese arrived, it was said," After their arrest, they wore taken to the 'French police station Where they underwent interrogation, Yesterday' morning, sharily after 10 o'clock, "it "was sintod, they were token "to the headquarters of the Japanese gendarmes in Hongkew.
reason was mentioned in the ort, but tt was said. that the can Of their arrest wae very complicated, It will be recalled that some, poople recently advertised in the "Central Ching Dally News" that they had been "ordered" to take over the mill, transforming it Inlo a "state-control-Ted business." An' omleial of the Nanking regime. later dented this. saying that no organization or persons had been ordered by his govern. ment to take over the mill, which is British-owned.
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