Shanghai has just suffered from one of its very rare cases of encephalitis lethargic, commonly known as "sleeping sickness," the death on March 12 of Mr, W.
'Watton, an Inspector of the Shanghai Municipal Health Department, being due to this cause, This is the only case reported in' Shanghai this year, and one of the very fow that have occurred, in isolated instances, during: the' past few years, The most recent cases prior to this occurred in 1920, when two for eigners died, one French and one ein Gonaular Official "and Senior Polish. There were no eases in Consul's Deputy, the Grand Theatre 1928, but in 1927 a Chinese died, Leing an American corporation.
Wu objects strongly to the presence of Mr.
Meinhardt on the following ground:
1.—The American Consular Offi cial may not sit to watch the case because the National Government, in mandate issued on December '28, 1929, formally declared the abolition, of extraterritoriality 2—Though Article 1 of the Rendition Agreement provides that Senior Consal's Deputies may watch criminal cases involving Chinese defendants who are employed by foreigners enjoying extraterritorial privileges, the American Consular Official is deprived of the right to watch by Article 8 of the same] agreement which provides that! China will not be subject to the foregoing article when she has negotiated with the various Powers concerning the abolition of extra te as did another Chinese in 1926, It will thus be seen that. Shanghai rarely suffers from this disaas although it is communicable and can be spread by a carrier, in a similar manner to cerebra-spinal fever.
Encephalitis lethargiea was fest described as such some 50 years ago, in Germany, but eases now occur all over the world, It often resembles covebro-spinal fever and some forms of influenza, and affects the nerve centres. It is transmitted directly or by a carrier, through secretions in the mouth, throat and nose, and the germs ave ultra-microscopic.
Cerebro-spinal fever in the International Settlement is not on the increase, and there are at present in the International Settlement 50
Chinese and 6 foreign cases, these coming from all parts of Shanghai and not from the International Settlement only 3—The Rendition Agreement, on which the American Consular Official based his claim to sit, ceased to be applicable on and after June 2 1929, when Mr. Hsu Mok, then Commer of Foreign Affairs, acting under instructions from the Kiangsu Provincial Government, notified the Senior Consul that the agreement was. no longer applicable; 4—According to China's treaties with the foreign Powers, Chinese companies registered in foreign' countries do. not -enjoy extra te ritorial privileges and, this- being the case, the Grand Theatre, which is owned jointly by Chinese and Americans and Which is registered with the American authorities, cannot be permitted to enjoy extraterritorial. privileges; ete.
Tu conclusion, Mr. Wu, whose ob-Jections-are contained in 2 petition Tue Institution. for the Chinese Blind is in need of some old magazines or pamphlets for use in the writing of Braille in the classroom. The heaviest is used as. it is, but the thinner sheets are pasted together so that anything that. paper can be used, and any siz Business circulars, theatre.and concert programmes all will be gratefully received. A post-card or telephone, 27237 to Mr. G. B. Fryer, 4 Edinburgh Road will bring a coolie for what you can spare. to the President of the Provisional Court, requests Court authorities to refuse permis sion to the American Consular Vofficial to sit in the case and to postpone the hearing until the quettion has been settled.
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