"Proposal to Submit Revision 10 Local Commission of Consuls and Chinese Officials:
Political Meddling Nanking, July 12, It will be remembered that May 8, the Minister of Foreign 'Affairs' sent identic notes to the Minister of Great Britain, the United States, France, the Nether-Innda, Norway and Bratil on the question of the rendition of the Hrovisional, Cowt at Shanghai On June 7, the Doyen. of the Diplomatic Corps. sent a Note to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ds.
Wang, in reply. This Note states thatthe contents of Dr. Wang's note of May 8, bad been Gineussed by the heads' of all the Legations concerned: that is, not only by the six Ministers to whom the note was addressed, but also by Denmark, Italy, Japan, Spain and representatives of Belgium,
Sweden, "The Note went on to state that all the ministers mentioned were of the unanimous opinion that the question of re-organization of the Provisional. Court. should. be examined, on behalf of the Minis tars, by. commission chosen fron among. their local, representatives Shanghai, together Tepee tentatives of the Chinese Govern-mont, and that the conclusion be submitted to 'National Government, Only July 7 Dr. C. 'T. Wang, Minister of Foreign' Affairs, replied that the question of the rendition of. the Mixed Court was not of Aocal character and ought not to eft to local representatives to examine and discuss and, therefore, ho: was obliged to state, with regret, that he was unable to agree to the proposal contained in Mr, Ouden-Aifk's note, The text of the two notes fol-Jows:—
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