The Archive · 1929

Policing of the Settlement

Local Kuomintang's Demand for Handing Over We have received from the Fifth section of the rights of the ment 19 the Eh 2 Government, says that taneously with rendition of the Shang-1 Court, steps should taken by the CEinese Government to negotiate for the return of the: police rights of the International Settlement to Eh Provisional sociated that it is necessary that they should by randited together, There are three reasons (says the cirulwy) why the police rights, and the court should be the same The Shanzhat Court Lis often handicapped int performance of its fanetions becaus> the Shanghai Municipal Police frequently disobey its orders and terfere with its alfairss The Shanghai—Munieipat Police are most azeressive towards the the Court does not posses the right to interfer Tu the International ments, armed robberies and Kidnay yee aire dally occurrences ard nations and dangerous drugs are openly sold, The Munteipal Police Ihave (urned a deaf ear to the eon inst these evils. If the ins the police rights of the International Settlement. and the Provisional Court is given the right to control the police these abuses will be suppressed.

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