Translation of letter from Chow Chin-piao, Special Envoy for Foreign Affairs to the Senior Consul, December Bin,—I have the honour to ackaowledge receipt of your letter of December 21 saying that Mr. Springfield, Assistant Superintendent of Police of the Municipal Council, was stopped by soldiers, in his motorcar on the Hungjso Road and that he was very terrified.
I have now written to Mr. Yang, Defence Commissioner of Sungkiang, and Shanghai, to order the military and police to be carefal for the future.
I have the honour to give you this answer snd hope you will kindly bring it to the knowledge of the Chairman of the Municipal Council.
Road Extensions and Widenings.
Averve Road.—Io socordance with the request of Messrs, Davies and) Brooke, the question of the compensa tion, if any, payable in respect of the' strip of Lot 1110 scheduled for an) improvement to this road will be referred for settlement by the Land Commissioners
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