Shanghai, Mar, 13.
Questions relating to the mainten-Jance and upkeep of the western "out-ide roads", the cost of von repairs bliting, water and Ticence fees are being discussed between the authorlties of the Shanghai Municipal Counjel and "the competent. Chinese aus thorities here pending the establishment of the joint zone police. force in the western area, it Was leared yesterday. Tt is expected" that. the force will begin functioning ut an Jearly date, The discussions have not yet _ox-sumed the form of n definite. agree: ment, an official of the Shanghai Municipal Council stated yesterday when. asked whether all" vehiolen travelling the area concerned will, in the near future, be required 16 Jexhibit both Settlement and. Shang hat Municipal Government Ieence, Pan Dah, the newly appointed Police Commissioner of the new police force will formally take his oath of fice tomorrow. in a brief ceremony at S7-A Great Western Road, former= occupied by the British troops and renown as the Ash Camp, 'The new official is. Cantonese and native of Hsingwel, and was one fof the first graduating' lass members of the Kwang Hua University. For more than ten years he served as Chief Inspector of the Shanghai Munt= cipal Police "Speciats" "and studied police work in Japan last year, blow to the wie dens which have eon operating in the western area, Those haunts will be ordered 16 cease operation and resumption of such shall. be strictly suppressed, Another advantage will be the cooperation of the two police forces combatting crime. in the past, It ay be recalled, the International Settlement. police have on several occasions. been held by the police of the Shanghai Municipal Govern= ment when found armed in their territory, 'The new agreement has that "any person, committing a crime in the Western aren, who runs or escapes into the Seitiement vice versa, and is closely' pursued arrested, will be taken' to the hhearest police station of the area in which the arrest is "made for record only, and will" be. handed over at once, while. the police con cerned. Will'be held. in no. way. blame for crossing' the boundary.
Mr, Pan also announced "that al vehicles proceeding In" the would, in future, "be "'required exhibit both: Settlement andi hal "Municipal Government licence lates, "Although an official of the Shanghai Municipal "Council. stated on. Wednesday. that the discussions in this connection had not Set ars rumed the form of a definite sureement, it was learned yesterday: thay Mz, Pan had reiterated his. earlier announcement in this respect,
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