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POLITICAL INFLUENCE ON THE COURTS PROCEDURE,
GRAVE IRREGULARITIES POINTED OUT.
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In the North-China Daily News" of last Friday a spirited reply is made to the action and the statements of Judge Ziur of the Provisional Court with regard to a recent case that came before that judge: Our Shanghợi contemporary remarka "inter aliu.”* On Friday, July 1st, in the
Still Other Features, Provisional Court, Judge Zinr There are other features of this Yung Sung found avasion, when irregular procedure which refusing a hearing in a case in worth noting but these, however, are which the North-China Daily News pluses of the whole question of was not directly involved, to de Judge Ziar's issue with us which nounce our editorial attitude to- are of more interest to jurists and warda the working of the Court diplomatic people than to the during recent months and to an- foreigner in Shanghai to whom, nounce that in his sight the North we have been made amply aware, China Daily New, was a criminal Judge Ziar's conduct on Friday organ and that all of the staff were, last, appears as an effort to muzzle in the sight of the Court, criminal the North-China Daily News. Just accomplices. The action which at a time when a determined attack elicited this unusual comment from upon the integrity of the foreign the beach was filed on April 4th, administration of the Settlement is by our estate agents through Mr. being made, our contention that the A. M. Preston, their legal adviser, Court is, in many respects, un to recover arrears of rent due in re obstacle to the preservation of spect of rooms occupied in the peace and order, as well as to the North-China Daily News building. adequate protection of our Chinese It was because Judge Ziar arbi-population, has not only been guu trarily considered the North China erally endorsed by foreign residents Daily News in contempt of the of all nationalities, but was bound Provisional Court that, instead of to be given the serious considera- giving the case a bearing, he inter- tion of the various authorities re- rupted Mr. Preston at the outset sponsible for the well-being of the and read his diatribe against us.
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There is a charming film at the Paster of the Church of Christ in Quown's to-day;, called "In the China at Bonham Road, popularly. Name of
The story is no known as Tao Teai, sailed yester The Lady of Lyons" but the pro-day by the 5.5. Shinyo Maru for adaption of Bulwer Lytion's story ducer has cleverly used Lytton's
Honolulu, on leave of absence. theme instead of his story, a very While in Honolulu, he will assist of it an excellent film, different matter, and he has made
the Chinese Congregational Church The story is alight and the action there. The Rev. Mr. Chang expecta rather slow in parts, but the proto return to his pastorate here an artistic spirit, with the result. dustion has been undertaken in within a year. Travelling on the that it is au harmonious and restful Lum, a graduate of several Ameri same steamer was Miss Elizabeth picture. We recommend this film to can universities and a social service those who deny the claim of eine worker. She is returning to ce
On the eve of the departure of on his hox is these two popular Chinese, former residents of Honolula now residing in Hong Kong gave a un Hawaiian dinner, in their honour at the Ying Wa College. There was an attendance of over sixty. Pao,
Provisional Court has forfeited opening scene for example.
matography to be art. Take the lulu to visit relatives.
A
or
making. Unlike most of the Chi- A Unique Procedure.
Determined encroachment by the nese press comment upon British This procedure is probably unique
Chinese in power here at the institutions here, Including the "IN THE NAME OF LOVE." moment upon the rights of the for British Court, wo ercated nothing, in the history of modern judicial practice. It is not only in con-eigner in this International Settle invented nothing. We took eatab travention of the spirit of justice ment is bound to bring on a state ishal facts. There is no human A BALLET OF THE SCREEN. which is supposed to animate all of uniergency in which any institu institution that ought to be above courts of law, not only árregular tion within the Settlement which such publicity and comment. DELIGHTFUL FILM AT THE according to all accepted precedents either abeis that encroachment or Court's dignity may be essential
-QUEEN'S, in civilized countries, but is in serves to hamper us in our resist to the execution of justice, but direct violation of the Chinese Pro-ance to interference in our affairs when a Court deliberately forfeits visional Criminal Code upon which by unrecognized political and mili- dignity and respect in its proce the Provisional Court bases its tary groups, must be awept away dure or judgments, an honest press judgments daily. By seizing upon which both Chinese and foreigners out that that Court may, under and replaced by something stable in owes it to the community to point civil suit, in which we were very incidentally involved, as an oppor have implicit confidence. The certain circumstances, be a menace tunity for refusing the plaintiffs a "North-China Daily News is not This is particularly true at a time hearing and delivering himself alone in anticipating this state of like the present when we all feel instead of his opinion of us, Judge emergency nor in indicating that nervously aware that a crisis may Ziar has not only put himself the Provisional Court, on its record be impending. We find anong onr literally out of court"-his own of the past six months, may readily friends that Judge-Ziar's-veiled Court-but in the course of his re be an obstacle to an efficient de threat against ous employees has marks has supplied us with ample fence of ourselves and our Chinese made the most profound impres justification for any and all of the residents; nor is the foreigner alone sion, convincing those who might charges against the Provisional in observing that the difficulties otherwise be in doubt that the Court which he quotes from our which the Court has put in the way editorial columns. He also made of conviction by the police of much of its claim to tolerance or sleepy cabman a display of his conception of court several classes of offenders, have sympathy. A spirit is shown in the ambling along country road, procedure which will be noted served and would, in a crisis, still sentence in which the Judge says you see the overhanging branch of that if he cannot got at the tree knock off his hut, then the throughout the world and will be further serve, to undermine the criminal" he can get at the horse, a second Rosinante with a cited wherever and whenever the security and peace of mind of all criminal's "' Accomplices,
lices, which quaint straw hat on her head, looks question of extraterritoriality is persons under our municipal ad- has made the most unfavourable im. rarriage Your Flange shift to the roast pig, baked sweet potato, ministration, for this is remarked pression upon every foreigner who carriage where a young man cager bananas, Hwaiian coffee, Hawaiian brought up for discussion.
employs Chinese assistants in any and handeome is stooping to re- pineapples, and hundred times more frequently by capacity and has done more than trieve the hat. It has fallen on a delicasies only appreciated by those any comment that we could make to piece of his luggage, and when he who have been to the Hawaii Nei Chinese than by foreigners. -
prove the Court the misht in lifts it a label ig revealed,
were spread on long tables covered Our files are ovidence enough that this community that we have pro-shewing that he jan French-
with ferna and leaves. Every guest six months before the Court as at nounced it.
mad returning from We said then and we still have to his native village. No caption lei, a string of flowers and leaves,
and host at the "luan" present constituted camo into being no reason to withdraw our state- has been, used and nono is In the Provisional Criminal Code, we gave it the benefit of the doubt, ment, that we had never heard needed, yet the atmosphere of the gramme consisted of a speech of around his or her neck. The pro- endorsed the retrocession of the it suggested that the Court was whole story has been clearly develop welcome in Kanaka, or at least Article 148, provision is made for Mixed Court and expressed the open to corruption or to any other cd. All through the film this holde what was supposed to the punishment of Judges who dis-
influence than
influence. good. The story is told with the
be Kanaka political miss a case without hearing the hope that, operating within the With Dr. Ramondino we have, how fewest possible captions and there by Mr. Hin Wong, neling “Lúna,"
or chief of the occasion evidence, to, the following effect: Settlement, the Court would be un- ever, found reasons to believe in is practically no irrelevant action. Hawaiian music by the Kohala. trammelled and would therefore many cases that judgment has been That alone makes it an outstanding Quartet. An ukulele sole was also "Whoever, being a Judge, or a
given under political influence. and interesting production, civil action being brought, dismisses prove itself a model institution, at
We believe political affiliations
Ricardo Cortez plays the hero, given by Mr. Harry Wong
After the music the Hiu Aloha, the case or refuses to try it when it pattern after which modern courts with offenders or the fear of the and makes him a human and at-
or Good-will consequences of a judgment that should not be dismissed, shall be aroughout the country could be would offend the lords of adjacent often seen in films where action an officers for the ensuing year.
tractive
Club-elected its Cortez is personality. punished with imprisonment not shaped. This attitude, we mais Chinese territory, or the prospect emotionalism are demanded, and it of Ying Wa College, coach of the "Dick" Shim, the headmaster tained at least, for three months of intimidation, have influenced shows no little skill that he has Hong Kong basket ball and baseball severer than the 4th degree, or detention, or a fine of not more afterwards, loth as we were to base judgill exist if China el veturat been able to tune his performance champions and himself a
this will er returns to the allegro key of the whole pro-
popular than 300 yuan." It may be added appraisement of the Court to pence and sanity hall such auction. The same might be mi figure in the Happy Valley baseball that 4th degree imprisonment is upon the earlier cases when it Court as this is then given a chance of Greta. Nissen, the very lovely or Chief, of Hui Aloka; and Messra.. diamond, was made Lung Nuz Nui, elsewhere defined as imprisonment might be said to have been in an
heroino, and indeed of the whole K. F. June, K. F. Lee, Lau Mok for more than one year. and less amorphous state. Mr. Ramondino. What We Have a Right to Expect. cast. The effect of "In the Name Lin, Raymond Hoo,
Wong, For the President of the Court of Love" is almost that of a ballet, Wong, and Hin Wong, all Lunas, than three years. If Judge Ziar in several distinct instances, pro
and for many of his associates we tragedy, romance and comely ate deputy chiefs, of the Hui Aloha, dismisses a suit when it should not tested against procedure in the know that many of those who are presented in the whimsical Barrie have been dismissed, he is guilty Court long before we were ready most immediately concerned; Senior munur. of a violation of the Provisional to commit ourselves. The police Consular Deputies and lawyers, have genuine respect. They are Criminal Code and is subject to and the lawyers representing them, convinced that, on the whole, the WORKING CLASS SHOPPING
A Technical Irregularity. It might be well to point out the technical irregularity of the Judgo's determined refusal to hear Mr. Preston's statement of the case.
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Araid the chanting of a Hawaiian melody, the Lana Nai Nui and alt Lunas appeared in their official robes of offices, feather cloaks over their shoulders, while the Luna helmet ar Kamehameha etyle and carried a staff. The cloak of the Luna Nui Aut was in colours.
puniatament as defined above. His were fully aware of the difficulties were political influence carries no RISE IN ENGLISH STANDARD Nui Nui, in addition, had on a
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The evidence given before the to comment, and they debated the a right to expect, however, is the have no rights in his Court, has no foundation in law and is in no wise Court's finding in several instances Court's full support of the police committee of inquiry into the working of the Early Closing Act
The Zung Nui Nus proposed to in the maintenance of law and with no supported by his quotations from
little warmth without order, the Court's full support of gives interesting proof of the rise the Lunas to make Mr. Tsoi Kin our editorial columns. Prior to eliciting from us any adverse com the validity of Mixed Court's in the standard of living among Yung, Chairman of the South Chine whole-hearted co-opera Land
in the the smaller, wage-earning classes. Athletic Association, who was a Mr. Preston's appearance in the ment upon the Court,
Fishmongers enforcement of
butchers guest at the Hui Aloha uau," Court on Friday, neither Judge No Malice Nor Scandal, Regulations and Bye-Laws. When declare that their customers no an Ikani, or friend of the Hui, and Ziar nor any other person on the When we did finally have some there is cumulative evidence to longer require them to be open all Lunas oxclaimed," Buro Kela" show that the Court is failing to until all hours, even on Saturdays, which in the vernacular theang Provisional Court bench had ever thing to say editorially, on the discharge these obligations to the as oven the poorest housewives" can do." intimated that we were in contempt sound basis of an acumulation of community, but is rather co-operatore rss to buy what they and Me Taoi all, den
Tre Bov. Mr. Chang, Miss Lum, of that Court and, had such a cases, we were neither "malicious," 16 with destructive forces the com- in the mornings to
munity has
to announce want instead of waiting until late talks, right to judgment been passed upon us, we as Judge Ziar says nor did we that the Court is Rn expensive at night to got what is cheapest. The Luau Committee of the Hui should not have been technically create a "scandal" We simply failure, and to domand that the This evidence of widespread good Aloba was elected as follows :— guilty until pronounced guilty in drew attention to what was already, Court's career be out short. This, sense and stability should be sooth Richard Shim, F. June, P. J. in effect, is already the sentimenting to those alarmists who fear Wong, Henry Wong Y, C. Ho, a British Court under Article 30 in the night of the community, of the most responsible elements in that the masses fave lost all traces K. Chinn, C. Ling, Alfred Lum, Y. (1913) of the Orders in Council. (Continued on next: Column.) the community.
of prudence or responsibility. W. Lee, and Hin Wong.
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