Consular General de France.
Shanghai lo 19 Mars, 1902, Moysteur,—J'ai "honneur de vous acc-ser reception de votre lettre clu 17 courant par laquelle vous me demanded de contre-signer une citation i ce re devant a Cour mite de la Concession internationale, délivrée pour infraction aux reglements munieipaux contre un coolie de la maison frangaise Ulysse Pila, de cette ville.
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L. Raranp. Monsieur lo Capitaine de Boisnacon, Surintendant de la Police de la Concession internationale " Shanghat, Council Room, Shanghai, 29th March, 1902.
Sin,—I have the honour to address you in the matter of your letter of the 19th instant, addressed' to the Captain Superintendent of Police, referring to. an application made to you by that Officer for your counter-signature on a summons against a Chinese coolie in the employ of Messrs. Ulysse Pila and Ca., a French firm domiciled in the Foreign Settlement. This matter was discussed at the meetin, of the Council, and noting your refusal to endorse the summons for the defendant to appear before the Mixed Court of the Foreign Settlement, and your claim that such cases must be tried at the French Mixed Court, the Secretary of the Council was instructed to call upon you and, while pointing out the Council's objections to the introduction of such procedure and its prejudicial effect upon the
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