A peculiar story is told in the Chinese press, which says that a tipao in the western the dead body of a young Chin adult by the side of a road with stab wounds in his. body. He reported the matter to the District Procuratorate, who appointed a coroner. Upon this offelal reaching the spot to inspect the body, a fore cigner—so the revert gocs—prevented him from carrying out his duties, saying that the road was under the jurisdiction of the Shang. Fai Munieigal Council and that body therefore should be removed to the Municipal Mortuary.
The coroner informed the foreigner that the land was~ Chinese and came under the jurisdiction of the native authorities, but the foreigner obstructed his inquest, After taking a picture of the body and conducting a pr quest, the coroner the foreigner moved the body. to the Public Mortuary, but it was later returned to the same spot.
The Commissioner of Foreign Affairs has been instructed notify" the Settlement authorities that such an notion as this must not be repeated in future, and to ask them to issue an order that foreigners must not interfere cases of this nature again, as Chinese sovereign rights must be vreserved,
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