SERIES of suggestions aiming at a settlement of the western "outside roads" controversy was yesterday being drafted by Mr. C. Godfrey Phillips, Secreta: ry and Commissioner-General of the Shanghai Municipal Council, and Major K. M. Bourne, Commissioner of Police.
When the plan has reached a final stage, it will be sent to Mr. Fu Siao-en, Mayor of the "Special Municipality. It is expected that the suggestions will be in the hands of Mayor Fu before the end of this week.
Details of the proposals would not be announced until some agreement had been reached between the two authorities, Mr. Phillips said. it was understood that one of the conferences to perfect the Council's proposed scheme, so as to make it ready for presentation to Kiangwan at the earliest possible date was held yesterday afternoon.
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