On March 1st 1907 Mr. Mansfield received a second letter of repost from the Chief Justice, enclosing a notice of a concurrent writ and an order of the Court of which substituted service was to be effected on defendant's firm.
This request was duly complied with on March 10th, the notice being served by the Consular Constable. In this case I must admit that Mr. Mansfield established a precedent for the service of a writ of summons issued by the Supreme Court on a Chinese defendant resident outside the jurisdiction of the Court by this Consulate-General, and although in my own opinion the expediency, if not the legality, of my predecessor's action is open to question, I should have been prepared, had the request been communicated to me in this form, to defer to his greater knowledge and experience of legal procedure in mixed cases in China, and undertake the service of the writ. I am still prepared to do so, but, as I am referring this point to His Majesty's Minister in Peking, I would prefer to await his instructions before taking any further steps in the matter.
The original question, however, on which I ventured to join issue with the Chief Justice, was his request that the
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On March 1st 1907 r. nsfield received a second letter of
Repost from the Chief Justice, unclosing a notice of a
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concurront erit ad an order of the Court of which sub-
stituted servios was to be offocted on defendant's firm.
This request was duly complied with on Kurch 10th., the
noticne boin: sorved by the Consular Constable. In this
case I must admit that Fr. Wefield established a proovdent
for the service of a writ of summons issued by the Puproce
Court on a Chinoso defendant resident outside the juris-
diction of the Court by this Consulate-General, and although
in my own opinion the expediency, if not the legality, of my
prodocessor's action is open to question, I should have boun
prepared, bad the roquest been corramiosted to me in this
form, to defer to his crater knowledge and experience of
legal procedure in mixed capes in hins, and undertake tho
service of the writ. I am still prepared to do so, but, an I
am referring this point to His Majesty's Minister in Peking,
I would prefer to await his instructions before taking any
further stops in the mattor.
The original question, however, on which I ventured
to join issue with the Chief Justico, was, his request that
the
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