The straightening and widening of Manila Road, which will carry the speedway from Avenue Edward VII to Avenve Foch, Mr. Needham informed our representative, be commenced forthwith, Except in regard to one grroperty, all negotiations have been completed for acquiring the necessary land. 'The property in question is "West End," a substantially built house, and' negotiations may take some little time These, however, will not interfere with the constructional work to be carried out at the eastern end of Manila Road, Three Traffic Tracks This speedway, when completed, will have something of the ai pearance of Thibet Road, possessing three separate tracks, two for slow moving vehicles and the central one hardly the correct one, as the new road is not being built solely for the benefit of motorists with a for "stepping on the gai for instance, ensure quicker' motor omnibus' service between the business area and the western residential areas, and the numerous "islands" should' result in. a decrease in street accidents, The new thoroughfare should also considerably relieve the morning, noon and evening traffic rush in Nanking Road.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.