Requests Asked; Decisions Of Court Not Recognized In idertic notes addressed to Comm. L. Neyrone, Consul-General of Italy and senior consul, and to Mr.
C. S. Frarilin. chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council, Mr. Fu Siao-en, mayor of the Special Municipality of Shanghai under the "Reformed Government," yesterday asked for an immediate reply to his communication of March 10 which has remained unanswered, it was revealed yesterday evening.
In his previous note, Mayor Fu asked for the suppression of lawless elements in the Settlement; the reopening of the Great Western Road sub-station of the Special Municipality Police; the return of land records left with the Municipal Council by the previous Chinese administration: the placing of the First Special Dis trict Court under the jurisdiction of the Special Municipality; and the prohibition of the display of "white sun in blue sky" flags in the Settlement.
Yesterday's note was handed to Mr. Franklin at 2 o'clock in the afternoon Mr. Fu asked for "an immediate and clear reply" whether or not the Consular Body and the Shanghai Municipal Council were "prepared to ce-operate" with his administration. He also requested an expose of the views held by the two administrative bodies regarding the transfer of the First Special District Court to the jurisdiction of the new municipality.
Court's Decisions Unrecognized The Mayor, in his note, announced that the Special Municipality would not regard as legally binding any decision made by the Court after April 1. both in civil and criminal cases. He stated that the agreement regarding the Court concluded between the various interested Powers and the Chinese Nationalist Government would expire on March 31.
The Special Municipality, Mr. Fu declared, was prepared to continue the operation of the existing agreement provided its jurisdiction over the affairs of the Court was recognized. He also requested prompt action regarding the four other demands presented on March 10.
Mr. ru hoped for "an immediate reply, satisfactory to this administration, so that friendly relations may be improved and results achieved in the ce-operation between the various authorities concerned."
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