Minister Rockhill
to the Secretary of State.
American Legation,
Peking,
China, May 25,
1906.
No. 315.]
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your No. 136 of April 18 with reference to the mixed court at
Shanghai, since which date the department has received my No. 254 of
March 9, inclosing a copy of the joint note of the foreign
representatives to Prince Ch’ing of March 5, together with a new draft,
made after consideration of the Chinese counter amendments.
Up to the present time no reply has been received from the Chinese
Government. I inclose herewith a copy of a note which I addressed to
Prince Ch’ing on the 17th instant, calling his attention to the fact
that two months have elapsed since his Government had received the new
draft for its consideration and expressing a hope for an early
reply.
I have the honor, etc.
[Inclosure—Translation.]
Mr. Rockhill to
Prince Ch’ing.
Your Imperial Highness: On the 5th of March
last a number of the diplomatic representatives, of which I was one,
had the honor to send to your imperial highness a note inclosing a
revised draft of the amendments deemed necessary to the proposed
regulations for the mixed court at Shanghai.
The great importance of a settlement of the questions involved is so
generally recognized that it is not necessary to insist on it again,
but in view of the fact that over two months have gone by since the
note to which I refer was sent your highness, I feel compelled to
call your attention again to this matter, and to express the hope
that, since the views of the viceroy of the Liang Kiang and the
foreign representatives are now before you, the long-deferred
arrangement will be made. Your imperial highness was pleased by your
note of December 20, 1905, to inform us that the Imperial Government
would promptly determine the question in conjunction with us as soon
as it was in possession of these data. I entertain the hope,
therefore, that you will favor me and my colleagues with an early
reply to our note of March 5 last.
I avail myself, etc.,
