cmNESE COURTS-INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT. "7. It is agreed that in accordance with Chinese law, there shall be maintained by the Courts established under the present Agreement, a storage room for articles confiscated by the Courts, which remain the property of the Chinese Government, it being understood that confiscated opium and instruments for the smoking and preparation thereof shall be burned publicly in the International Settlement eveIY three mont.hs and that the Municipal Council may present to the Presidents of the Courts for transmission to the Ministry of Justice such suggestions as it may desire to make regarding the dis- posal of confiscated arms. "8. It is understood that upon the coming into force of the present Agreement, all cases pending in the Chinese court now functioning in the International Settlement shall be dealt with in the Courts established under the present Agreement in accordance with the pro- cedure in force in the latter Courts, provided that the proceedings in mixed cases shall, as far as practicable, be continued from the point where they are taken over and concluded within a period of twelve months which period may be extended at the discretion of the Courts when the circumstances in any case so warrant." In reply I have the honour to confirm tbe understanding of the points as quoted above. I avail myself of tbis opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurance of my higbest consideration. Hsu Mo H IS EXCELLENCY on behalf of the Minister for Foreign Affairs
- MR. NELSON T. JOHNSON,
American Alinister to Ohina, Nanking. Unilateml Declaration of the Foreign Signatories to the Ohinese k1inister for Foreign Affairs EXCELLENCY: NANKING, CHINA. February 17, 1930. 2719 Wit.h ~eference to tb~ Agre.em~~t which we. have signed t?day na~:TarmstroBot (talk) 22:38, 11 June 2014 (UTC)e~of sic- estabhshing a new Cbmese JudiCIal system m the International . Settlement at Shanghai, we desire to pomt out that such Agreement cannot in any way affect or invalidate rights guaranteed ~o the Powers concerned and to their nationals under existing treaties between such Powers and China and we accordingly reserve our full rights in this regard. ~ 'Ve further reserve the right to object to the enforcement in the Furtherreserv8tioru.. International Settlement of any future Chinese laws that affect or in any way invalidate the Land Regulations or Bye-Laws of the International Settlement or that may be considered prejudicial to the maintenance of peace and order within this area.
