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· MIXED COURT.

LAWYERS ASTOUNDED AT AGREEMENT:

The Committee, appointed by the legal fraternity practising Shanghai, to deal with the que tion of the Mixed Court issue met (on July 14

THE CHINA MAIL.

2nd. The corrupt runnera have been eliminated:

ed locality where they know that Bar. If the Chinesa çivil enses they will be arbitrarily deprived of were to be tried by Chinese Magis- thair right or property.

tratos sitting alone. Western law- "Some of the improvementa fa the yers, would disappear from the Court since 1911 are:-1st. ClyCourt. All of the high traditions and criminal processes are handled of the Western Bars would be lost by the Municipal Police, under the to the Court, and the old methods direction of the Consular Body,

would be substituted. Lawyers are officers of the Court and the stand- ing of the Court depends upon the character, ability and integrity of the lawyers that appear before it. Before 1913 there were no Chinese lawyers. Ityis impossible for, the Chinese to Have built up a Bar of high standards within the space of thirteen years. especially as prior to the Revolution petition writers nnd legal advisers were a low and

Brd The civil cells and female to discuss points Inward are properly controlled by connection with the situation, re-the Consular Body through the ports the "China Press,"

Municipal Police.

At the meeting it was decided that the published agreement is of Hach an astounding nature that the delegation of Ave will start, for Peking unless the document is actually rescinded, in"Shanghai.

The opinion was held that all the focal organisations would join in the protest with the lawyers except the British Chamber of Commerce, which from previous promises, has agreed to the principles of rendi- tion of the Court,

It was presumed, however. that having had an opportunity to read the text of the agreement the British Chamber of Commerce might be just as anxious as

any Causeway Bay trams stop at other foreign element to realise

JAMES S. MCKENZIE,and join in the general protest.

the affects of such an agreement

entrance.

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Manager.

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Thy Committee also" decided writh the Consular Body in order to secure an interview,during which the document might be discussed.

Meaning Explained;

to

Ith.

Criminal cases involving punishment of over Ave years are tried in the Mixed Court, doing away with the abuses consequent upon the trial of such, gases in the

native city.

is

6th. Inquests are held in the Settlement by Assessora and Magis- Strates altting loguther! There are no more corners verdicts like that over the body with a crushed skull "Died of sickness," the theory, be ing that only wounds in the thorax were fatal.

discredited class and were consider- ed a menuce to the administration of justice.

Western lawyers have a sub- stantial vested Interest in their practice in the internetional Mix- ed Court. This practice has been developed, by hard work, training. ability, Integrity ant a desire to ace 6th. Interference with the Court that justice is Impartially and by

high

Chinese. Offelals and fately administered. The depriva- commercial bodies has been largely tion of the right of foreign lawyers, eliminated.

either actively or impliedly, to

ith.

before the Internationa appear The Anapees of the Court are honestly controlled and at Mixed Court would hinder the ad- ministered by the Consular Bodyministration of justice. through the Municipal Council:

Foreign Registrar.

Sth. Chinese civil cases are tried

The last Magistrate of the Mixed

by Assessors and Magistrates sit-Court before the Revolution em- ting together the Assessors hav- bezzled $60,000.00 from the Court funds. Magistrate Me! Yi-kuo, ing the balance of power.

Chief of the Chinese District Court"

9th. Extradition of Chinese

Eulers the zan July, 1986, our LONDON DIRECTORY line from the Settlement to the interior at Shanghais also absconded in 1923

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Hongkong, 214 July. 1926,

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THE CHINA YEAR BOOK 1925.

In order fully to explain the

up to the moment has only been signed by the representatives

of

the Chinese authorities, and to give the public an opportunity of fully realising what might happen should the rendition of the Mixed Cour: become an actuality the Far East- ern American Bar Association has published the following "meniorun- dum:

Court

Els only allowed upon the showing

of a prima facie ense.

10th. The Magistrates are now chosen by, the Consular Body and their salaries are regularly paid. thereby making them less dependent and less susceptible to the "charm of silver."

Under the law now administer ed in the Mixed Court both parties are entitled to be represented by

Recommendations.

after

having embezzled ᎤᏙᎯᏛ. $40,000.00 of Court funda. During the administration of the Consular Body over the Court, litigante have felt secure in depositing funds with the Court. Should the Court be turned over to the Chines? Government without the suggested supervision, the Court funds would not be safe.

Mixed Court Processes, Chinese runners, used by" the Native Courts to serve processes. For a few dollars they will falsely report that a de fendant has abscended or swear If the Mixed put false processes. Court is returned it should be, on the condition that processes be.

OUR CROSS-WORD PUZZLE. "

(The cruss-word puzzle has been made by an export but our readers are, warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)

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28 Bring ut 30 Musical note 3. Sudden pains 32-Peal 34-Province of Canada

(abbr)

3-A metal 35-Beet at

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39-A parent 41-Study hard

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painter

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9-Unit of work 110-A pubile notice

(abbr.)

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2-Oully

23-FARE

25-Frightona

2?-Provides

refreshment 129-Greek god of love

31-Stopper

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a 37-Last number

33-Man's namna

(Russian)

39-A book of the Bible (Abbr.)-

140-Tune

42-Sleeper

43-Wood nympha 48-Circleta

45-Ago 43-9mait

50-Roman smpstor

53-By way of

54-Boniter seed

57-Province in

Canada (abbr.)

50-Prafix meaning

"from"

(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in Monday's issue along with a new croes-word puzzle.)

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS

AND SURVEYORS,.

Public Auctions-

THE Undersigned have received Tinstructions to sell by Public Auction

ON

WEDNESDAY, the 28th July, 1926 commencing at 2.45 p.m.

at No. 8 Middle Road, Kowloon A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

We, therefore, recommend that In view of the imminent rendi-counsel who may examine and the Anances of the Court be put tomnf the Mixed Court the under cross-examine witnesses in their in charge of a foreign Registrar signed considpropriate to behalf. The decisions of the Court appointed by the Chinese Govern- offer this menyrandum in the ho are rendered only upon evidencement with the approval of the Can- that the advltages, secured after produced in Court Under the pre-sular Body and that such foreign fifty-five years of attempted refosent Chinese, procedure, while the representative be bonded to guaran. be not lost.

parties are entitled to be represent-tee the faithful performance of his Prior to 1864 most cases against ed. counsel are not entitled to duties. Chinese of the International Settle-examine or gross-examine witnesses.

Court Expenses. ment were sent to the City Maxies Chinese Judges may, on their own

It is notoricus fact that "the trate or Faotai for trial. This

initiative. secretly investigate the Chinese Government cannot meet method proved intolerable and the evidence. (Articles 444, 458, 842, its financial obligations, nor do we International Mixed

wa 976 and 710 of the Chinese Code believe, that the Chinese Govern established in 1889. The British of Civil Procedure). In a recentment would pay the expensea of Chefon Agreement of 1876 (Section case tried in the local Chinese Dia-such a Court. The expenses of the 2. Article 2 and 3 states that the trict Court at Shanghals the Court Mixed Court average about Tis. Chinese Government has establish-held that it would not hear the | 140.000.00-per-annum. This at the 'ed a Mixed Court at Shanghai. At evidence of a certain material wit- present time is being paid by the that time i was woted that the! ness because the Magistrate him- Shanghai Municipal Counell LAMMERT BROS. Magistrate of the Mixed Court self had investigated the evidence With no, check or safeguards the "Constantly Tails to enforce his and therefore that proof was un- temptation to use the funds of the THE LONDON DIRECTORY CO., LTD. judgments" and reforms were co-pressury, (See The "China Prass" Court illegally would be too great.

templated.

of December 9. 1922 entitled as proved by past experience.. The The powers of Assessors were Magistrate To Turns Detective in Chinese Government should be re- Xpersuasive up to 1905 when" the

Tong Trial. Such methods would quired to deposit with the Shang- Municipa! Police wery first used in undoubtedly be adopted in the Mix-hai Municipal Council a sufficient the criminal branch of the Courted Court if it were returned un- aum, yearly, in advance to eover From 1905 to 1911 the Assessors conditionally. The handing over of the cost of operating the Mixed gradually assumed the balance of the Mixed Court without adequate | Court. power over the Chinese Magia safeguards would probably mean a trates in criminal cases, When revival of the old abuses, corrup Shanghai went over to the Revela-

tion, bribery and chicanery that tionaries the

aze corrupt. Chief Magistrate existed in the Court prior to 1911. absconded with some $60.000,00 of the Court funds. The Revolution

To safeguard the reforms and left Shanghai without any recog- improvements of 50 years of effort nised authority and the Consular and to further continue those im- Body, as a matter of expedieney provements we urge that the rendi- assumed entire control over thation be contingent upon the followserved, by the Shanghai Municipal Mixed Court in all cases, civil and ing conditions:- criminal.

Some of the abuses of the Court Most of the recently enacted Than Ever.

prior to the Revolution In 1911 statutory laws in 'China are model-!

were:-

led after those of Weatern Coun- 1st-Judgments in foreign civil tries and Chinose Judges cannot vice versa. The present (1925-6) issue of!

most difficult to en-be expected to administer Western co-operation between the Mixed the CHINA YEAR BOOK is again cases were

conceptions of law without Court and all Chinese Courts. the considerably larger than any of

handing over" of 2nd-Chinesa officials of the guidance. If the Chinese civil The its, predecessors, The Chapters Court, including runners. Magis-cases were now to be tried by Mixed Court should be conditional upon its orders. judgments and war- on "Mines and Minerals," "Educa- trates and Taotais, extorted bribes Chinese Magistrate sitting alone we

would expect the old abuses and ranta being carried out and executed Lion," "Products, "Labour" and acted accordingly:

3rd.The accretary of the Court, corruption to reappear.

by Interior Courts. "Opium," "Commerce," "Ship-

prior to the Revolution, kept an We, therefore, suggest that the All Pleadings and Judgments to be ring." "Currency," etc., have been office on Foochow Road for the handing back of the Mixed Court In Chinese And English. rewritten and brought up to date. purpose of arranging bribes for the be conditional upon the appoint. In order to achieve the high and other officiala. ment of an equal number of standard proposed, all pleadings, The Report of the Shanghai Child Magistrates Labour Commission is reprinted e was murdered for receiving | Western and Chinese Judges of wherever possible,, should be in both parties to an high standing and integrity, all the English and Chinese languages. in full in the Chapter in "Labour." bribes from

appointed and paid by the Chinese Cases should also be tried in both "The Political Summary" "de- action:

4th-In one case a Chinese, who Government.

English and Chinese. Complete scribes events up to the end of

Appeal Court.

Court records should be kept in both. March, 1925. The Chapter on was illegally arrested in the Settle-

From the Local District Court English and Chinese for use on "Defence appears at the end of ment by runners of the Native City the Book New Chapters include Magistrate, sought the protection at Shanghai there lies an appeal appeal. Including a transcript of Summary of Medical Events of the Settlement Authorities and to the High Court at Soochow. the evidence. We advise the use of "Political Parties," "Taxation" a for this was bambooed until the An appeal from the International The English language during this bones of his legs were exposed: Mixed Court to the High Court transitory period as an essential to "Bibliography" for 1924," and a

6th-Mixed Court orders, placed at Soochow does not give adequate the best interpretation and adminis documented Chapter on "China's

runners. consideration to the importance of tration of the New Chinese Codea Constitutions and Election Laws." in the hands of native THE TERMS OF THE GOLD were used for the purpose of exShanghai as compared with Soo which are based on Western laws.

chow. The Appeal Court should be FRANC

ARE tortion: SETTLEMENT

6th-Sentences of imprisonment located in the Foreign Settlement INCLUDED IN AN APPENDIX:

were disregarded, some prisoners at Shanghai, and a further appeal being released long before their might be had to the Supreme terms expired, "others being detain Court at Peking. Such an Appeal ed for months after their terms ex-Court at Shanghal could not pro- perly function over the Mixed pired:

Court without a similar Inclusion of foreign Judges.

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Foreign Lawyers.

1.

Police under the direction of the Consular Body.

Mixed Court Judgments. Interior Courts must ehforce the judgments of the. Mixed Court and There must be mutual

Rendition to be postponed until the report of the commission to in- vestigate extraterritoriality,

The Washington Conference pro- viced for a Commission to inves tigate the Judicial System and the methods of judicial administration of China with a view to the aball-,

The tion of extraterritoriality. rendition of the Mixed Court should await the report of this Commis- alon.

Respectfully Submitted,

Fur Eastern American

Bar Association.

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9th. Constant interference oneal Branch. The Mixed Court with the part of higher officials, guilds its Trial and Appellate Divisions and individuals with the decisions could then easily become a model of the Court was customary.

Court for all China.. Since the Revolution in 1911 the

Post Office Clerk: "This letter It is generally conceded that the administration of the Court has steadily improved and an unprece appearance of Western lawyers. in is overweight, madam. You'll dented growth in Shanghai land the Mixed Court has done.much to have to put another stamp on it." Elderly Lady: "I think that is value, vested interests and popula- obtain that security in the Inter-

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