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The Chinese Mandate in regard subject should consider the process predecessor of the Provisional to extra-territorial rights in China, by which Japan, at a time when Court-with the Foreign Assessor together with correspondence beforeign interests in that country on the bench feebly protesting at tween the British and Chinese Gov- were incomparably less than those such barbaric proceedings. But ernments on the subject, has been involved in China to-day, succeeded what will seem still more strange issued in London as a White Paper. in obtaining full jurisdiction over to those unfamiliar with Chinese With the exception of one docu- foreigners. The treaties providing tribunals and customs is that there ment, the contacts of the paper have for consular jurisdiction in Japan are instances of the trial by ordeal already been made public. This dated from 1858. The era of reform having taken place extraneously to an aide-mémoire com- began in 1869, and with it the agita- any Court whatever. Some five or municated by the Foreign Office to tion for treaty revision. Formal six years ago the Chinese populace the Chinese Minister, and dated negotiations with the Powers with was intensely stirred, the almost Jananry 1, is as follows:

a view mainly to abolition of extra-inexplicable way it is sometimes, His Majesty's Government have territoriality and recovery of tariff by what was called, if I remember had under consideration the man-autonomy-began in 1882, were re rightly, the Six Butchers Case date issued by the Chinese Govern- nowed and abandoned in 1888, re- The facts were these: ment on December 28 on the subject newed again and abandoned in 1889. of extra-territoriality. His Majesty's Finally, in 1894 Great Britain (took

The Six Butchers" Dase. Government assume that in issuing the lead in negotiating a treaty this mandate it was the intention with Japan under which extra having poisoned his father. Feel- A Chinese was suspected of of the Chinese Government to make territorial privileges were abandoning rad very high, and the relatives a declaration of the character in ed, and similar treaties were con dicated in the Asal paragraph of cluded between Japan and the other the British dide-mémoire of Decem- Powers. ber 20. They have, therefore, authorised his Majesty's Minister to accept the invitation extended to him by the Minister of Foreign Affairs to enter into detailed nego- tiations' on the subject, and they understand that his Majesty's Minister is preparing leave for Nanking on January 2

His Majesty's Government wish to take this opportunity, of em- phasising the great importance which they attach to the considera. tions set forth in the third para- graph of their aide mémoire of December 20. It is of the utmost sidents should occur to insert the

imperil sroooth course of the negotiations about to bo initiated. His Majesty' Government, therefore, fully expect that the Chinese Government will issue strict orders to all provincial and local officials that in accordance with the practice of civilised natione the treaty stipulations affecting the status and privileges of British sub- 110.00 R..only)jects are to be regarded as continu-

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And friends of the deceased decided to put the question of the son's alleged guilt to the following test:

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“It should be noted that this

In the negotiations. for the The cofin was carried into an British treaty, consular jurisdiction open space in the Shanghai City was given up without any of the and opened. Six butchers then de- safeguards previously contemplated, aided to slice pieces of flesh off such as explicit conditions respect the body until the bones were ex- ing Japanese codes of law, tempor posed. The criterion was that if ary employment of foreign jurists, the bones showed discolouration the or temporary continuance of con prisoner was guilty. These condi- sular jurisdiction in the open ports;tions were held by the spectators but it was provided that the treaty to be abundantly evident; the sus abould not take effect until at least pect was scized; thrust into some five years after its signature; it dungeon where he lingered for was to come into force one year months without trial, and eventual. after notice given by the Japanese ly met his fate by the process of Government, which notice, might be strangulation. given at any time after four years: This provision us again neder inside of ongoing where foreign follow "for certain parts of Mongolia, the new codes to come into opera judicial systems would be little tion, which, having been duly effect now, but on the borders of the ed. Japan acquired jurisdiction over. Foreign Settlements of Shanghai, all aliens in 1508, that is seventeen with their Consular and Mixed years after the commencement of Courts, to the principles and pro- negotiations, and thirty-one year endure of which the Chinese are after the establishment of a unified well accustomed. A young foreign- snu stable Government. It is to be educated and hyper-patriotic Chi- poted that ever since 1569 Jupan rese of my acquaintance, with had been busily assimilating West- whom, in Shanghai, I used to enjoy ern ideas of civilisation, and had many discussions concerning foreign made uninterrupted progress in relations with China, once said to legal and administrative reform.”

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Six! Butchers' Case," Oh, well, there Dangers of Premature Surrender.

will, of course, be instances where! Mr. J. H. Teesdale, writing from public demands must be appeased.' * One must he fair to the Chi- Little Oaks, Tadworth, to The Timer, states:-

In the third paragraph of the British aide-mémoire of December 20 it is pointed out that the intri- cato adjustments necessary for & gradual and progressive solution of the problem of extra-territoriality! The reasons quite rightly aa- can only be effected as a result of signed by those who favour the negotiations conducted in a friend postponement of the abolition of and unprejudiced atmosphere, extra-territoriality in China are the were anything to occur to prevent the political influence frequently and it would be a grave misfortune venality of Chinese Judges and such, negotiations from being initi-brought to bear on them. There is, ated or from being carried to & however, another aspect of the satisfactory conclusion,

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