With regard to the outside roads negotiations, a point was believed to boon reached ut which it was Po posals which Mr. Fessenden out-Tined to me in consequence of the jon of certain quarters."
Report to Council On October 3 Mr. S. Fessenden, Secretary-General, reported to the Shanghai Municipal Council upon recent interviews with Mr. 0. K. Yui, Secretary-Geneval to the Municipality of Greater Shanghai, in regard to the establishment of a factory inspectorate in the Settlement.
Mr. Fessenden, having explained Various Governments concerned ig understood that the Bri 4 to Mr. Yui that the Municipal Coun. cil was unable to withdraw from United States Governments prompt-the Principle that control of facly expressed the view that both tory inspection in the Settlement Ca would be pleased if the agreement must rest with the Council, were signed. At, the last moment, formed that the Chinese authorities however, (as disclosed recently would in no circumstances an' exclusive "North-China from their position that the whole over the appointment of foreign per-Herald" artd), a hitch occurred fennel to the police authority main: question of factory control and regulation was peculiarly within own province, Mr. Yui added that ing order on the outside roads. the Chinese authority Japanese authorities apparently accept the Council's h claimed that at least three Japanese it should have control of factory in-officers should be appointed to the spection in the Settlement, and if Chinese police force responsible for the Council had nothing to add to the maintenance of order on extraits previous representations the ne-'Settlement highways, while the Chigotiations might be considered at an nese were not ready to agree to the end. appointment of more than one non-"Houses As Factories Chinese officer.
In discussing the work now being Mr. O. K. Yul Replies done in connection with hazardous Mr. 0. K. Yui, Secretary-Gen-trades in the Settlement, it was ex-eral of the 'City' Government of plained to the Council that numer-Greater Shanghai, has issued the ous rows of "Li" houses had been following statement converted into small factories, which "With reference to the official were not well adapted to the work que issued by, the Shang-undertaken. Some. of them con-1 Council' "concerning, stituted serious fire risks in them-
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