Consular Body Suggests That Amendment Be Made 'A, modification of the factory-in-ction draft agreement, which was approved by the Shanghai Municipal Council, has been proposed by. the Consular Body. Sir John Brenan, Senior Consul," in a letter sent Mr. H, E, Arnhold, Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council, said that fas the agreement purported to apply Chinese law to all factory interests the Settlement regardless of nation ality, the effect would be the partial abrogation of treaty privileges of nationals possessing extraterritorial rights, The suggestion was made by Sir John, on behalf of the Consular Body, that the draft agreement be amended making it clear that its provisions applied only to factory" interests within the Settlement which are subject to Chinese jurisdiction, It was Also pointed out that there would be objection to a clause stating that the Council would, with the consent of the authorities' concerned, apply similar inspection procedure to other factories by means of the powers vested in the Council by the Land Regulations, The full text of the letter reads as "In reply to the letter of June 25 from the Secretary-General, I have the honour to inform you that the draft agreement for the application of portions of the Chinese Factory Act within the International Settlement. has been carefully considered by: the Consular Body, and my col-Yengues now desire me to reply that while they have every sympathy with the Council and the Chinese authorlles. in their efforts to reach a satisfactory settlement of this question, there "is one important respect which they must ask for an amendment of the draft.
"The agreement purports to apply Chingso law to all factory interests in the Settlement regardless nationality, That in effect - would men the partial abrogation of the treaty privileges of nationals possess: ing" extraterritorial rights. The Council, however, must be aware that it 4s not within their power to make any such concession, which would be matter for negotiation between the Governments concerned and the Chinese Government, "The Consular Body requests, therefore, that you will endeavour secure an amendment of the draft agreement making it clear that its provisions apply only to factory in-rests: within the Settlement which are subject 10 Chinese jurisdiction. n the other hand, there would be no. objection toa clause stating that Counclt will, with the consent of th authorities concerned, apply Inspection proc by means of the powers Council by the Land Regulations."
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