COX. SPECIAL service Washington, Aug. 9. The United Preis learns that the United States Government has rejected China's demand for abolition of extraterritoriality.
Replying to Dr. C. T. Wang's note of inquiry sent out some months Jago, the State Department has sent note on this subject to Nanking, was stated today, The Ameri-jean note is to be released for publication from Nanking, not Washington.
Other Powers addressed in_ this connection are likewise sending their replies at this time.
Aug. 10 Mr. J.V, A. MacMurray, American ster at Peking, has received the American note ion te Dr. find he has delivered te to the fan's extraterritoraity pro anal Government, according word here to-day.
'Other Powers" having. extraterritorality in China are likewise fe-plying but Me, MacMurray' action believed to have been the first.
High officials this atterscon.confirmed. reports "that. the United States extratetritorality note had been formulated without regard to the" Sino-Russian "controversy oF Nanking' recent censorship According to a Koo Min news agency telegram from Nanking of August 9, "another significant step) towards the completion of the Na. tional Government's modern judicial aystem before the end of the euch rent year to facilitate the abolition of foreign Consular jurisdiction, was taken when the Legislative Yuan, at its last meeting, adopted regulations governing the organiza tion and functions of the Supreme Court of China. It is understood that the regulations have been forwarded to.the State Council for promulgation following which the Supreme Court will be immediately established, A free translation of the regulations follows:—:
Art, 1. The Supreme Court shall be the national judicial organ for the final trial of all legal cases, Art, 2 The Supreme Court shall have a President and administer all its affairs but he shall nob direct proceedings at trials, Art. 3. The Supreme Court shall establish Civil and_ Criminal} Courts, the number of which shall be determined, in accordance with the number of cases, by order of the Judicial Yuan, Art. 4. Five judges shall be appointed for each divisional court of the Supreme Court, one of whom shall be designated as the Chief Judge who shall supervise its work and distribute the cases to be tried, Art 5 All cases: before any tone of the various divisional course Supreme Court shall be tried! by joint sessions of all the judges of exch court concerned, with the Chief Judge acting the presiding}
Judge, the most experienced of the remaining judges of the court shall act as Chief Judge.
Art. 6. The Coust Supreme The Uncodifed state of Chinese lay and belie that the Chinese courts are in many iatanees subject to military Influence fs believed here to have furnished suffetent grounds for the American action in handing ever an adverse ronly to Dr. C. Wang's proposal that extratersitori= al" priliegen be "renounced. ime rmedintely-—United Press, No Definite Promise Nanking, Avg. 12 The reply of the American Government to the recent Note present-by China requesting the abolition of extraterritorial rights for American citizens, reached the Foreign Office this morni which is very lengthy, led to Dr. C. T. Wang as soon as he arrives here from Shanghai this evening.
The full text of the Note will be released for publication simultane ously here and in Washington in one or two days' time, It is understood that the American Government makes. no definite promise in its Note of any immediate abolition of the extra-tertorial rights of American subjects, 'A large part of the Note is devoted to the expression of Ameri-ea's friendship for China.
conclusion, it "expresses the yenes of the Government of]
United States to discuss the matter with the Chinese Govern Shanghai, Aug. 13.
tis learned that the French Government' reply to the National Governmient's note on the question of the abolition of extraterritoriality was handed yesterday by the French Consul-General to Mr. S. K. Chen of the Shanghai Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for transmission to Dr. C. T. Wang. The text of the reply was cabled from Paris to Comte de Martel, French Minister to China, at Peking whence it was despatched by mail to Shanghai. The contents of the note are not yet available.
The Netherlands Government also forwarded its reply on the same question to the National Government yesterday.—Kuo Min, Nanking, Aug. 14.
The British Government's reply to] the National Government's identic note on the extraterritoriality. question. was received to-day by the Ministry of Foreign: Affairs. The contents will not be divulged Present, Ministry officials state Kuo Min, ise and assign various matters of the Procuratorate, From three to five procure ators shall be appointed to attend to all matters, relative to the prosect-
Art. 7% The Supreme Court and the Procuratorate shall each have a Chief Clerk to take separate charge of all clerical matters, number of clerks shall be ap to attend to various affairs te correspondence, records, Art. 8 The Chief Judge of the Supreme Court shall be of the jen" (specially appointed) ink; and the other Judges, of the Chien-jon" (first) rank.
Art. 9. The Chief Procurator and other Procurators of the Procuratorate of the Supreme. Court shall all the be of the "Chien-Jen" (first) rank, Art 10. The Chief Clerks of the Supreme Court and the Procuratorate shall be of the "Tsin-jen" (second) or "Woui-jen" (third) rank.
Art. 1. The Chief Judge of the! Supreme Court shall be appointed by the State Council upon recommendation by the Judi all the "Chien-jen" or "Tsin-jen" officials thereof shall be appointed by the State Council upon recommendation by the Ministry of Judicial Administration through the the "Wui-jen" rank shall be appointed either by the Chief Judge of he Supreme Court or by the Chief procurator, (a) The aforesaid officials of and dove the "Tsin-jen" rank shall be recommended and appointed upon consultation of the Minister of Judicial Administration with the! Chief Judge of the Supreme Court al of the aforesaid officials of the "Wai-jen" rank shall be either reported or submitted to the Ministry of Judicial Administration for record, Art. 12. Both the Supreme Court and the Procuratorate shall have a number.of court attendants and] constables.
Art. 18, The rules governing the routine of both the Supreme Court and the Procuratorate shall be
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