One Result of "Good Roads Movement" Agitation for Road Round the Settlement The Paoshan District Assembly has addressed petitions to the Military Governor of Shanghai and to the Civil Gi vince in conn road round the Settlement, to "prevent further encroachment by for-
The petitions state that as a result of receipt of letters from the tional Road Construction Associa tion, all members of the Paoshan Assembly agree that the Shanghai Municipal Council is always enproaching on Chinese territory and The Council, when they want to make these roads, say that as communications are poor it is necessary to open new roads, but afterwards they impose water_and electricity taxes, later collecting taxes and posting policemen on duty in Chinese territory.
"Therefore (says the petition) our ign rights are lost and even try to get them back, by redemption or otherwise, it is difficult, ners, once having n refuse to return them. Now the Road Construction Assi advocates the road round the and the improvement own manic affairs. good ax well When ners wanting new extension of the loment, we telegraphed opposing the "proposal so that they would not encroach our rights. Now at the time of the rendition of the Mixed Court, the—Legations demand extension, and we must stop them by building a road round the settlement, if our rights are to be mai hope, therefore, that you sill instruct your ates to take ste this immediately.
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