May 9.
The French Concession has not leen mentioned for several weeks, lout it does come forward definitely this week in the applications for new outlying.
The two apartments facing Route Jcardinal Mercier, between Avenue JJoftre and Rue Bourgeat, top the list. Imnese will be four storeys high and Jare part of the development that includes the Cathay Mansions and JGrosvenor House.
A group of three foreign residences lor more than ordinary interest will be Jouilt on Route Magy, between Route Dupleix and Avenue Haig. This reduces the distance on Route Magy hat is undeveloped to the point where it 1s hoped Tifeng Road will soon be continuation of an important cross-flown street in the western section.
Other new building in the French [Concession include:
Four double shops and eleven Chinese houses on Route de Zikawei feast of Avenue clu Rol Albert.
Two shops, one double and one single on Route Cassini at the juncion of Route de Zikewei, and on Rue Ratard, east of Mercier, four Chinese three-storey houses.
In the western district of the [Settlement another large residential [development is added to the many Jreported in this section recently. It will be on Penang Road, west of IGordon Road. The plan calls for the erection of 6 Foreign dwelling houses, five Chinese houses and two ages.
Other new building in the same Jdistrict 1s for five Chinese houses on JPootoo Road, west of Gordon and Connaught "Roads. One foreign Jdwelling house and fourteen Chinese houses of Weihaiwei Road, west of IMoulmein Road, and extension to a workshop off Ferry Road, north of [Connaught Road are also in the programme In the central district, the frst is lon the fast improving Peking Road, Jnear Fokien Road. 'The plans are for three foreign' shops and, one IChinese shop. Another is on Thibet Jand Amoy Roads for a petrol store. two others are for additions and alterations, first of the Exchange building on Kuukiang Road, between the Bund and Szechuen Road, and the Jother for a newspaper ofice on }Hankow Road, between Honan and [Shantung Roads.
The northern section has just one permit, although with the boundary there is a lot of rebuilding; within the northern district one permit JJehot and Haining Road Extension.
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