Consul to the Taotai, dated 5th June, 1905. have: the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dated 2nd May, whick Ihave submitted to the Consular Body. My colleagues have instructed mo to, answer as follows 'The Mixed Court established within the International Settlement of Shanghai in 1860s, as ite indicates, not purely Chinese institution but a Court constituted by Treaty in order' to secure combined action in judicial proceedings. In the same way as you are representing the Chinese Government in controlling the said Court, the foreign Powers, represented by their Consuls in Shanghai, are entitled and obliged to control the actions of the Mixed Court.
The Consulae Body are sorry to state, that lately the magistrate has acted 20 often againat the Treatios and the agroements entered into between the local especially instructed to draw your atten-authorities and the Consular Body. I am
tion to the case of. a native prisoner who was to be released upon security given. The security was duly forthcoming but the judgment of the Courtin so far as the release of the prisoner was concerted was not cartied out.
The magistrate intimated, that the prisoner was to be sent out of the Settle-mont to be dealt with by the native authorities at Wusieh upon charges which formed the subject of any summons, Warrant, OF trial by the Mixed Court, This, of course, is only one instance. The Consular Body therefore consid it necessary to exercise a more substanti supervision until they are convinced that the magistrate will carry out the Trontios and agreements not only according to the letter but also to the spirit.
This more substantial supervision can only be exerci a policeman, acting under the authority of the Consular Body, in stationed within the precinets of (he Mixed Court.
Tam instructed by my coll form the Municipal Council of their views in the matter and to ask for woolly reports about the observations of the Indi policeman:
Your remark in the above-mentioned despatch of 2nd May, that all Ohinese yamens, ambassadors hall, the temple Tion Houking, and others are ted of the Munici resotvéd for Chinese authority lone, does not apply t" the Mixed Court. premises. First, because they are not rely Chin ese yamen and secondly, use the fiatored '0 mack in He Be Mes Consalats. round is foreiga-owned and re-General. 2 Tu conclusion I have much pleasure in conveying to you the, Council's assurance that nothing is farther from its wishes or intention than that offence be given to the local Chinese officials and that it is on, the. oct the Council's uniform policy to take every step, consistent with ther maintenance of good. order, to encourage friendly relations with the constituted na! ave authorities, and to prevent, ao far as Ji possible, the arising any misunderste inding.
Slecawel Obserxatory. if you would send us weekly reports off" 4 further lotter from Father Moidrey the said: policemiin about his observations. has boon circulated in' which he asks that the Council will reconsider their attitude in to the removal of the meteorological instruntents to the Hills. After some discussion, it is decided to reply that the Council will insert in the Budget for next year an appropriation of Tie. 5,000 to represent this Council's Proportion of the total cost involved.
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