20th January.
Tue Consular and Municipal authorities will, of course, take action in regard to the latest attempt made by the Chinese to invade the rights of the Foreign Settlement at Shanghai. That may be assumed for granted; indeed'a demand in connection with the matter was made to the Taotai yesterday. But the sur-thing is that it should be ible at this late dite for the hsien of the native city to obtain by hook or by crook a man held in custody at the Mixed Court, without the knowledge and compliance of any foreign Assessor. That he can do so is not due to any mistake on the part of the Municipal Police, for the Mixed. Court gaoler is a native, over whom our foreign Police. have no control, but who is supposed to act
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