"(L) With regard to. the present terroristic conditions and criminal movements, the major cause la that the SIM.C. and "Police authorities allow. the followers of Kuomintang and Communistic Party to stay in the Settlement to carry out their dangerous plots successfully. To stop Such a movement, I request the SM.C, und Police authorities to operate with this City' Government In order to investigate the bad cle ments feom house to house. In ease, any certifeates in Kuomintang Communistic Party have been found, such persons holding or possessing such certificates should be expelled from the Settlement at once. ease any arms, weapons, or munitions fare found, the holders' or possessors should be heavily punished after proper inquiry. If the police are Insufficient to cope with the situation, this City Government will send our own "police to assist the Police authorities to secure peace and order and to check the devilish crimes.
(2) The Sub-Slation of the Bureau of Potice at Great Western Road was illegally closed down by the Commander of the British Forces sometime ago. Since then this City Government has no means to carry out the official duty of the Potice at the Western District. Under such conditions, unfortunately many 2c-tendents have consecutively happened ut the Western District during such period. 1 sincerely request that this Sub-Siation at Great Western Road to be opened immediately and be restored to normal conditions so that our polices can resume their duty.
not, this City Government Greater Shanghai' will take drastic steps to open up this Sub-Station in order to restore the peace and order of the Western District Courts Demanded "(Q) As the Courts of the First District have not yet been taken over by this City Government of Greater Shanghai, it. constitutes the major "cause to' encourage the terroristic criminal move of the evil elements. 'As these Courts of the First District are controlled and paid' by the Chungking Government so that the maximum clemency will be allowed to the terrorists who are also afi-Hated on the same line with "the Chungking Government, " although with its demands was laid upon they are arrested and sent to the courts. For this reason, this City Government of the Greater Shanghai believes that the Courts of the First District must be taken over at once in order to standardize our system under. four new government. Such chief judge and Judges will be amorally appointed by the higher authorities In order to comply with the judicial system and procedure as agreed. So T take this opportunity to inform yo that you, the authority of S.MLC., aro} hereby informed to this effect. Based Uupon this policy, all the Judgments both civil and criminal, will not be recognized by this City Government of the Greater Shanghai beginning on Aprit 1, 1999, without further notice, With ' regard to the "Ales, documents, plans and stubs of certifeates of the former Land Omice to be kept in your custody, T have already made repeated protests. Fequest the same to be returned '0 this City Government of the Greatar hanghai. But I feel it is to be wey much regretted and is uncomprehendable that Your Honour has not yet expressed any altitude with regard to this request. You must realize that, files, documents, plans and stubs of certificates have intimate Felation In legal rights of the pros prietary owner of the Chinese and foreign people. Since Your Honour has slighted this point of view by holding these files, documents, plans and stubs of certifeates without returning the same to this City Government, you are really intentively committing a tort by damaging the proprietary rights of other people. I must request you to have these: documents, in your custody returned at once. If not, this City Government in order to protect the legal proprietary rights of the real eyne! Must renew the registration of th? land properties and announce the forfeiture of the old documents. You must therefore be solely responsible for whatever damages are done 10 this forfeiture and you must make full compensation of your own act.
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