special meeting of the Shanghai "Municipal Council held on' Aug. 24, the Sccretary-General reported, on the progress Imade since July 27, when the Counil decided to forwent to the Gonsular Body a copy of the draft Agreement setting forth. suggestions for a. modus tend! between the City Government of Greater Shang-hal andthe Shanghai Municipal Gouneil'in respect to the extra-Settlement roads After the meeting, newspaper representatives were informed. by the Bros Information Officer that 10 decision was reached, Commenting on the Shanghai extra-settlement "road. question, a spokesman of the "Japanese community on Aug. 27.told the Press Union, the Japanese news agency, that Japanese residents were almost unanimous in demanding. the Dublication of the draft agreement Said to be "nbw in the "hands Various consular officials before any definite agreement is reached.
Settlement. residents. in general do not know exactly what progress shaw been made over the issue altho ough they ave given to understand that-a tentative agreement has been reached with the Chinese authorities amd the draft agreement has been Teferred to the respective consular authorities for approval, the spokes nan asserted, is, however, generally understood "that" the draft agreement provides, among other things, the transfer' of police duties on extension ronds to the Chinese authorities arrangement which vitaly affects the interests of the residents in general, The inclusion of such an import: ant change in the administration of the Munieipat Council alone should entitle the draft agreement to be given publication before the Settle-tment residents the Japanese spokes-mar. declared, Continuing asserted that before any definite approval be given to. the draft agreement by the respective consular Tepresentatives, the contents should made available to the ratepayers and full consideration shall be made fon the subject.
'What he and the Japanese community in' general " desire is, he declared in conclusion, the immediate Publication of the alleged draft agreement, and the convocation of meeting to give judg-has devoted much space during the Weekend to the issue, The "Nichi Nichi" for example, has indicat: edits uneasiness over the nature of the proposed agreement which is declares is "likely to be signed defiance Japanese opi It asserts that the Japanese members of the Shang. hat Muneipal Council are. expected to threaten strong measures at the meeting on Wednesday if their wishes in regard to the agreement are not met, as they are represent ed to be extremely impressed by the strength of Japanese feeling on the subject. Unless they get their way, their régigations may follo "The "Nippo" demands the' suming of n ratepayers' meeting, to opinion on the proposed settle. mont which it considers will effect radical change in the policing an: thority and so gravely affect th: community nichi" condemns the delay in giving publicity to th Graft agreement which it asserts ids over to the Chinese all in the extra-Settlement roads rea, The Japanese community will tin opposition to the Muni cipal Council if the draft is signed searerly.
'A leading Japanese resident is quoted as charging the Council with insincerity in dogiing with the question of publicity. "He goes on to protest against ignoring the Japanese view because the changes proposed, in his opinion, will vitally alter the' situation of Japanese residents. As the Japanese community is larger than any other in Shang. hai, he considers that the Municipal Cotinell must respect its opinion, specially as the Council is not possessed of the powers of a Sovereign State, During the week ending August 27 there wore six deaths amongst the foreign community of the International Settlement and 247 amongst the Chinese in comparison th nine and 236, respectively, during the previous week. 'There' were amongst foreigners) and nine deaths, 77 cusses of cholera "(including three therefrom. The cholera. situation shows a further, decided improvement, though there were more deaths, the figures for the precious work being 108 cases, of which 18 were fatal.
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