A correspondent asked if there had not been an agreement between the new government and the Municipal authorities at the commencement of the "Ta Tao" Government's term of office whereby Settlement authorities, pursuing criminals seeking refuge outside the Municipal roads, could be followed and apprehended. The spokesman replied that there had been no such agreement.
Asked if the Japanese authorities would agree to the pursuit of criminals into Ta Tao territory, the spokesman stated that this was a matter for the municipal authorities of Greater Shanghai to discuss with the Shanghai Municipal Council.
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