Diplomats Accused' of Delaying Negotiations Reports in the vernacular pross Btate,. with reference to the opening of negotiations over the tion of the Shangh China has written to the Foreign Aairs requesting that the Tapanese delegates be permitted to Dintiipate in the negotiation In reply, the Ministry of iAffaira is'said to have notified the French Minister that not only Japan but all Powers whose treaties with China have expired will not be permitted to send delegates to participate in the negotiations.
Wa, China's Minister to Washington, has wired to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reporting that on December 2 he will open negotiations with the American Government over the question of the abolition of oxtraterritoriality.
The Provisional Court The Judicial Rights Restoration Committee held a conference in the:
Judicial Council at Nanking on November 80 to discuss the question the reorganization of the Shanghai Provisional Court a tion of extraterrit proceedings were kep'
According to information secured from a certain member of the committee, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs already ordered the discuss the question aitoviality with the Foreign Governments. If the latter purposely delay the negotiations, China will issue a declaration at the proper time announcing the abolition of extrateraioriality. This will also solve the question of the reorganization of the Shanghai Provisional Court. The Ministry of Foreign Afairs has twice asked the Diplomatic Corps to sond delegates to attend the negotiations on the reorganization of the Shanghai Provisional Court, but the Diplomatic Corps is purposely delay. ing the discussion. China will send out as final invitation-and if no reply, Be received,, the National Government will conduct the reorganization of: the Court independently. The Ministry of *Foreign Atairs has lawn up a list of over 200 cases Ulustrating the irregularities caused by extraterritorial Foreigners. and Eh ese Law Wang Chao-lay and hsu Hsin-loh. (a Chinese member of the Shanghat al Council), Chairman of the Chinese Ratepayers Association in Shanghai, on. Saturday: sent a wire to-Dr: C2': Wang, Minister of For eign "Affairs, suggesting that National Government, issue a mai ate announcing that from January, 1 next year all foreign civil and criminal eases are to be dealt with according to Chinese Law and that extraterritoriality will be abolished. In addition, the Maritime Customs should be ordered to make foreigners, when entering a Chinese port, sign a bond stating that they are willing to comply with Chinese Law otherwise they should not allowed to land. The Chinese Courts. should not deal with eases wherein foreigners are complainants unless the foreigners sign a bond! agreeing to observe Chinese law. 'This system is similar to that adopted by the Shanghai Municipal Council which refuses to supply water to Chinese residents outside Settlement municipal 'Dr. Wang is limits unless they agree to pay the'
consideration to publication of the above, the "North-China Daily News was informed that Mr, Haw took no part in the sending of any such message. The Chinese press statement was wholly erroneous,
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