Shanghai, Apr. 9.
is up to the Foreign Powers to begin negotiations with the least possible delay and 1 for one would strongly advocate that the status of the afuniclpal Council be more clear= ly defined," said Mr. L. E. Canning, yesterday at' 121 Peking Road. Mr. Canning suggested that "it must be insisted on that a clear neutral zone round the borders of the Settlement be established if: we are to avoid repetitions of war as we experienced in 1982 and again lost year."
Present at the meeting were Mr.
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