Arrests beyond Settlement Limits.—In reply to the Conncl's letter. to the Consular Body ea this subject, the Senior Consul now writes to the offest that the four rules proposed by the Taotai were roceivd by the Consular Body on the 30th May, and ho forwards accpy of the reply thereto containing certain suggested amendments, This communication with reply as decided is ordered for publication Your obedient servant, D. Strrens, Consul-General for Belgium, and Senior Consul. D. Laxpare, Chairman, Mosicipal Council.
Shanghai, 12th June, 1997, Sin,—Ubave the honour to acknow-lodge the receipt of your Istter of the 80th ultimo relating to a case of arrest by " Municipal detective and enclosing a draft. of regulations on the subject of arrests outside the Setth it limits.
We have carefully considered these regulations upon which a report has al been nent in by the foreiga nasersors to the Mixed Court and Iam pow instructed to present the following remark Rule 1.~Should 00 mate reciprocal provide for plaintiff living outside the Settlement applying to the Mixed Court and not to the local authorities, It should also be made clear that all suit the Mixed Court and net in your Court, the first instance are to be brought in Rule 2—Should be amended to the effect that arrests in cases of urgency mizht be made after more communication to the local authorities and without waiting for the formalities of ex" mination, recording and countersign ture.
It would be well also to clearly point out the competent prices or place where the summons or warrants Chinese escaping from the Sottlemout are to be ovuntersigned.
As regards the expression who will in understood that, expression does not mean. that the Chinese office or insgiatrats referred to has any authority to decide whether the summons or warrant is to be execut-od or not.
Moreoter we cannot agree to the proposed prohibition against Municipal police from other panying the Muni search for offendora within the Settlement and the same jroceduro should apply outside the Settlement as it has done for the lust thirty or forty years. Your prepaved prohibition would only the diftioulty of arresting shyilthat is required is that the police of one jurisdiction should never be showed (o act outside that jurisdiction without a valid summons or warrant and without Best obtaining the co-opera tion of the police of that other jurisdic. tion in which they pr pose to act Rules 3 ard 4 ate not acceptable in the present form; for ie ire articles we Should''s Mixed Court ruener oF 1 another 0-0 as fall ws or disobey th shall be puni
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