CO129-543-16 China- protection for Anglo-Chinese 13-2-1933 - 13-3-1934 — Page 73

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the said Law, yet one is still to be treated as having

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not lost his own nationality if he sued as a Defendant in

a Civil case. This is provided in Section 3 of Article 13.

This is slailarly provided in Articles 12 and 14 of the amended law of naturalization 3rd. year of the Republic).

The Defendant's husband Tseng wu Cho had acquired British nationality, but he had failed to comply with the provisions above mentioned by getting a certificate of denaturalization

Furthermore, she is now sued as a Defendant in a civil case, it is therefore appearent that this Court cannot treat her as having lost her Chinese citizenship.

According to section 1 Article 2 of the Rules

applicable to the Chinese Law it provides as follows:

then

"there according to the law of naturalization "one is recognised as a Chinese citizen, "he is subject to the Chinese Law".

The contention put up by the Defendant can hardly be deemed

as proper, her plea is rejected, and she is therefore

subject to the jurisdiction of this Court.

This judgment

is rendered in accordance with Article 375 of the Rules

of Procedure in Civil Cases.

DATED the 12th, day of January in the 22nd. year

of the Chinese Republic.

The shanghai First öpecial

District Court - Civil Division

(Chop) Judge Ting Teh Han.