The following proclamation "for the maintenance of the interests of the Settlements" is taken from the native Press I, Siffert, Belgian Consal-General and' Senior Consal-General representing the Consolar Body of all the Powers, resident in Shanghai and in control of the commercial affairs, hereby proclaim As the Chinese mercbante and residents in the settlements are very great in number, their cases of ligitetion, whether civil or criminal, beea disposed of by & specially inangarated Mixed Court. Now, for the aafegoardiog of the pablic peace of the settlement, the most essentially import-aut step would be to ensure the continuation of the functions exercised by the Mixed Court and its gaul.
There-he Consalar officials of the Treaty is proclamation for the tion of both the Chinese and and peoples that the Consuls of the Powers, alter capacity, hereby recognize temporarily the d already performed daties at the Mixed Court, as Magistrates of ixed Court, to continue their functions in an amicable manner by following and accompanying the foreign Assessors appointed by the Consols. They sleo permit the polices of the foreign Manicipal Coan-oils of the Settlements of Shanghai to take charge of the gaol of the Mixed Courts, as well as to execute irsaed by the Mixed Courts and already ally the a
ned and sossled by the Consale concerned, in connexion with civil and criminal cases; and the orders which have been customarily signed and sealed by the Assessors interested and aleo to assist in the upholding of the legitimate power of the Court to the best of their ability.
Thor, we proclaim for the information of the Chinese merchants and residents in the settlements, that although the general position in Shanghai at present in not yot settled, those good people, who paren their busines peaoofally and who have enjoyed all along privileges of the settlements, will still not softer the least loss. If there are lawless miscreants, threatening: to use force to you, vainly thinking to interfere wit your besines, or extortion tions from you for for the txpeaditare of the revultionary portion as 000 as discovered, they shall rested and punished most severely, without the least leniency or pardon. Be mindful, be mindful Dated Nov. 11, 1911, to be posted front of the International Mixed Court.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.