The rights of foreigners in this area appear to be confirmed by declarations made in 1932. Tu the statement Issued by Mr. Hsieh, the Foreign Minister, in March 1982, occur the following passages: "The Government} shall succeed to those obligations for which tis lable, due tothe Republic China by virtue' of treaty stipulations with foreign countries, in the light of {International "laws and. conventions and these obligations shall be faithfully discharged.
"The Government shall not infringe upon the acquired rights of the peoples of foreign countries within the limits of the State of Manchuria, and further their persons and properties shall be given full protec ton."
Unfortunately it must be admitted that the administration of laws in this country still Leaves something to be desired, 'As an instance of the operation of the courts in Mukden, which is cer= tainly not the most backward city the Empire, the experience of your correspondent may be of interest, 'Two robbers, succeeded in removing 'a considerable' amount of property from his house inthe summer of 1038. The police captured the cul pelts within less than an hour, but no notice was given to the owner of the articles recovered, who learnt of the capture wholly by accident some time later, A. request for the return of the stolen property, brought the reply that it had been sent over to police headquarters on the other side of the city.
'A visit there, elicited the inform tion that the men and their loot hi been sent on to the court. At the court it was learned that it was necessary to enter formal complaint. The necessary papers were filled out and it was stated that due notice Would be sent to the complainant when the case came up. No notice was ever received, and after waiting two years inquiries were instituted as to when the stolen property would be returned. After several days an coffcial reply was transmitted, vert 1y, to the effect that the police were unable to find any trace of the stolen property or of the robbers, though they were supposed to be in all.
Thieves Beaten by Poti During a recent outbreak of petty thieving here we captured {wo thiefs fon the same day. The first after the restoration of small articles in his possession was severely beaten by the police, and turned loose. "The second, captured in broad daylight us he was faltompting to remove large windows from a conservatory, after, "a strict examination," admitted that he had stolen three windows and two doors the night before, and had sold them toa small shop on the principal street In the centre of the settlement.
Having in mind the dimeulty in recovering property in the previous ease we inquired from the police what should be done. The reply was that was desired that the thief be sent to the court, it would be neces~ sary to appear against him and the property would be required as evidence, As an alternative it was suggested that the articles could be purchased from the receiver and the ease closed.
Eventually the articles which had cost over $60 wore delivered by the ppollee to the owner upon payment of $5.10, and it was later learned that the thief afler a third beating, the brutality of which, according to a {Pom Qun Owse Commsroxenre sinking, Mar. 20, Further measures are fo be taken in unifying currency, as a result of the negotiations between the Japanese and. Manchoukuo financial authorities, A decision has. been reached to ban the elreulation of the Bank of Chosen notes in the SER. zone as well as throughout the whole of Manchoukuo after the surrender of Japanese financial administrative Fights to Manchoukuo in the railway zone. It is understood that this con-
[clusion of negotiations has Leen reach-fed subsequent to the assumption fof the post of Finance Minister by Mr. Dich! Baba who is credited with 1 positive financial policy as regards Manchoukuo and Japan. At present yen and yuan are accepted everywhere on the same basis, even at the Post Office, but the ban on Chosen Bank (yen) will make this impossible and will also necessitate the further Issue of Manchoukuo bank notes. Tt might even be as well to issue new banknotes as there so many forgeries on the market lately, Quite a number of 10 yuan notes having made their appearance,
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