Workmen engaged by the Shanghai Municipal Council to construct a public softy along the western section of the Soochow Creek, between Markham and Changping Roads, were compelled on August 25. by water police attached to the Greater 'Shanghai Bureau of Public Safety to stop their work, the latter claiming that' the City Government of Great-for Shanghai had assumed jurisdiction over the creek and that the Settlement authorities had no right to construct any public jetties or wharves.
The place in question is in the western mill district, the northern ide of the creek being part of Chapei and the southern side being the International Settlement, says the "Sinwanpao."
On August 24, the journal cent nes, an officer of the Chapel Water Police who was patrolling the di {viet noticed that a fence had been built on the foreshore of the creek tween Markham and Changping Reads. (The paper did not mention whether the fence was on the Chapei side or the Settlement side but it is learned that it was on the Settlement side). Investigations were made and it was found that number of workmen had been engaged by the Council to build a Public jetty at the spot in question.
A report of the affair was submitted to the Public Safety Bureau and, on August 25, representatives of the Bureaux of Public Safety, Puo-lie Works, and Harbour Affairs for Greater Shanghai, accompanied by the water police officer concerned, sited the scene and forced the C! workmen to suspend work, pending settlement of the dispute between the Council and the City Government of Greater Shanghai.
Inquiries were made bj
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