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PEKING, October 11th.
ÁNNIVERSARY OF THE REPUBLIC.
THE FORGED PASSPORT CASE AT SHANGHAI
JUDGMENT OF THE COUNT.
The case was concluded at the Mixed Yesterday was the sixth anniversary of Court, Shanghai, on October 19th, before the Republic, and, although the President r. G. P. Byrne, British Assessor, and had issued a Mandate a fow days earlier Magistrate Kuna, in which Loh Ken-dah. announcing that, on account of the suffer.No. 38, Honan Road; You Zung-tui and ings caused by the floods in North Chini Yang Ying-tsoo were charged with for all entertainments and receptions were to Bery in conection with the fabrication of false passports used by the Germans be cancelled, the event was celebrated in hitting style.
for the purpose of returning from China The streets, were guily de
to Germany: corated with the five-coloured flags of the'
The Asessor said--These prosecutions Republic, and festoons of flags and hunt have their origin in the sinister activities ing were artistically draped from the proof certain individuals who have since been jetting points of one building to another. translated to other parts. Too long had At the oress roads and other prominent they abused the neutrility of China for places in the main thoroughfares there the furtherance of their scheme na belli- were large artistic arches worked in varigerents and to the prejudice of China and gated colour schemes, and lighted up by its people. After the expericnes that different coloured electric lamps at night three years of a terrible war have given Along the Chien Men Street the decors to the world it is unnecessary perhaps to: tions were specially good, and, in the emphasize bore the serious consequences evening were one mass of light and colour, that requi from the making of spurious In the Central Park large crowds collect-passports what loss of life and treasure ed to watch the fireworks display, and the may we sat attribute to the handiwork theatres, which were also specially of the watched instruments of craft in corated, were crowded with those wishing this case! However, we are convinced to witness some of the old historical plays which were staged for the occasion.
The main feature of the day' was the review of the troops by President Feng
that the Chinese implicated in these for- geries were not fully conscious of the seri- ous nature of the nets they did and con Kao chang. This took place at the Nan-quently we do not see our way to visit Fan, the old Imperial Hunting Park, some ten miles from Peking, which is now used as an aviation school and training-position had been present to their minda.. They was the not altogether ignorant ground for the New Model Anny: The
them with the punishment that would be theirs if a clearer understanding of their
entirely free agent
word lending from Poking to this place tools of a man who sears not to have been had been newly repaired. for the occasion, and, following the old custom of covering the roads over which the Imperial Family had to travel with yellow sand, a layer of bright yellow earth was laid over the whole length of this rondway.
The President, Premier and members of the Cabinet arrived in their motor-car at 10 am, and as soon as they had taken their places on the review stand the order was given for the troups to begin their march-past.
A NEW TYPE OF AEROPLANE.
keen interest in machine.
The revelations made in the course this case should have the effect of deber ring any reckless Chinese or foreigners of what condition soever in the settlement from intermeddling with transactions sus- ceptible of being turned to political use.
Yon, prisoner. Loh, are an old workman, and we go as far as to say that you have hitherto been ampable and an honest one. It is clear to us that you were not able to withstand the induccnt held out
We ca
ENEMY REGISTRATION IN SHANGHAI,
GERMAN'S INSOLENCE IN
COURT.
Austro-Hungarian residents of Shanghai of passage apon the municipal roada after Saturday, October 6th, unless provided with a perimit, was clearly against articla 6 of the Land Regulations. It was an
At the Mixed Court, Shanghai, on interesting fact, however, that the Council October 19th, the case was continued in stil allowed them to pay taxes,
The Assessor-You ndanig, that the re- which G. Sinnecker, a German, was
guations for registration are the inw of charged with failing to register as re- quired by a notification issued by the Chim? Shanghai Municipal Council..
Mr. K. E. Newman prosecuted.. Sinnecker, speaking from the writer's desk wish the Court to allow me an official interpreter.
The Assessor-ƒ into the dock.
Sinnecker-I wish to address the Court from where I am; I am not à felon.
Defendant-Yes.
The Assessor And the Settlement is Chinese territory-Yes, but possessing extraterritorinį rights,
Therefore, 1 tonows that the registra- tion regulationgare law in the settlement. interpreter ? Get You have said that these regulations word
the law of China —Yes.
The Assessor, to Det-Sergt. Yorke - Oficer, will you obey the instructions of the Court?
With this Det.-Sergt. Yorke conducted the accused to the dock, the latter muttery ing quite audibly as he went, forc majeure."
From the dock the necused asked to be allowed to make his defence either from the witness-box, or the solicitor's table. The case, he said, was not a criminal one.
Det.-Bergi. Yorke was first called by the defendant. He said when he served the summons the defendant' accepted it with the remark 1 accept this summons under protest and as a lawful citizen I
shall defend it."
The detendant then went on to suỷ that regulations were not sent to Mr. Siffert, the Senior Consul, officially, but a copy was sent to him by the Special Envoy for Foreign Affairs at Mt. Siffert's re- quest. It was evident from that that the Waichinopu had not sent instructions that the regulations should be handed to the Council. It also appeared from the letter that it was not the Envoy of Foreign Affairs who wanted the Council to take steps to enforce the regulations, but Mr. Siffert, who did not apparently think it necessary to call a meeting of the Con sular Body, but merely expressed his desire that the Council should enforce thems in Shanghai. The neutrality of Shanghui "had been given up merely to molest and harass the Germans and Austro-Hun- gurians, and would have no effect what- ever upon the outcome of the struggle which was proceeding in Europe. 12- On the subject of the proper focal authorities to enforce the regulations, the defendant submitted that they consisted of the Special Europ for Foreign Affairs, but at the same time the local authority had no power to enforce the regulation in the Settlement.
shall defend my case. I know it is ticklish case, but 1, as a lawful citizen, In the course of a lengthy defence which took well over an hour and a half to read, the defendant said that he objected to the summons which had been issued against him on the ground that it was illegal. The Municipal Council as a municipal body had no right to make any such com plaint against him without being ordered to do so by the Peking authorities, * | wish to draw the Magistrate's attention," he continued, when he was interrupted by the Assessor.
Why the Magistrate's attention?
The accused-1am addressing the learned Magistrate. I wish the larned Assessor to understand that I am a dressing a Chinese Court.
The Assessor-Of which I am a judge. The accused-In what way? In 1869 was laid down that when different nationalities, were concerned 2 Assessor would sit, but only to guide the Magis trate,
The Assessor-Those rules are not in force.
reiterated statements in the witness sent jurisdiction.
3
aay.
The Assessor Why did you go and register then at the Bureau for Foreign Affairs? You could not be compelled to. go and register.
The defendant-The local authority has no executive power in Shanghai.
The Assessor And the Municipal Council can only act upon powers given, them by the Land Regulations Yes.
Therefore these regulations cannot be eaforced at all!--No.
Then the registration with the Commuis- sioner for Foreign Affairs is illegal t- No. It is legal.
That is contradictory -No, it is uol. It is legal, but unenforcible.
The defendant then went on to show that the Council had allowed Chiness
officials to function in the Settlement in the scaling of German institutions and the seizure of arms. They had not only permitted it, but had helped with officers of the police. If the local authority was ever meant to be the Municipal Council then the police should have done thems things by themselves,
The Assessor pointed out, that the seal- ing was done by order of the Mixed Court.
The defendant was protending to com- plete his argument when he again ad dressed the Magistrate to the exclusion of the Assessor.
The Assessor-You must address the Court.
Defendant--I do not recognize you as being in charge of the Court. You are biassed. I have got it from the learned Assessor that this is a Chinese Court.
Assessor I did not say I was in charge the I am a judge of
of Ce Court, it said
you wilfully closed your eyes to what you to you to make a pelty gain, and rust him known to be the criminal side of your conduct in making the seals and procuring to be made the documents men tioned in the evidence addaced against Seven neroplanes immediately ascended you. As you stand before us in the dook and, after circling above the review stand at the elm of a laborious and weful life cannot but feel pity for your age and We will deal with you as [continued to hover overhead antil the infirm it is.
leniently
as possible in sentencing you to The accused--Nut at the present times parade was finished. Great interest was a term of four months imprisonment from it doesn't scem $0.
bown in the machine - invented by the date of your arrest.
The Assessor The constitution of the Chinese engineer and mando locally. This You, prisoner Yang, fortunately for Court at present is regulated by the pro
yourself, do machine was easily distinguished from the personal contact par to have come into clamation of the Consular Body of 1911 with the emissary Kind-in which the then existing magistrates others, because its propeller was placed ler. We are convinced that the passports were confirmed in their positions and wore lithographed in your printing estab- they were to act under the guidance of behind instead of in front In the fishment and the fact of their having and in concert with the Assessor of the place where the propeller is ordinarily been so lithographed must, from your Court. That is the foundation of the You must address situated there was a machine-gun. One have come to your knowledge, if not of the Military Attaches informed youring the process of their manufacture at the Court and not the Magistrate alone.
Continuing reading from his defence, least soon after their completion. Yet correspondent that the invention, of which
the accused olaimed that the Municipal you donid all knowledge of this transac- Council haring made this complaint he had been privilèged to make a close tion, and.
employes of yours, Marios de a lika. under your
denial against him bad clearly exceeded its inspection, was very far-reaching one it was significantly described by the police rights and had assumed the status of a and that foreign exports were taking officer half-hearted. You have not simple police power under the Waichiaopu. contrition, fast which had never been conferred upon it. as this ofte, things of this who are of opinion, dust montato in cui aceched in an yer wred to the rear, which
dence is unworthy of belief. We have he received from the Special Envoy for Defendant-You might rank ng Senior years at the Front as a staff offcer he was so doubt as to your being a principal Foreign Affairs which be read at the Assessor, but you are an assessor, not &
in the commission the able to speak from experience.
forgery, but not previous hearing containing the sentence:judge. The Magistrate is the judge and any doubt as to your being in ecessory"If there is any other authority besides you are assuming, you are prostituting The two divisions, totalling twenty-two after the fact. Doubtless the grievous our registration department dealing with his powera, thousand men, marched pust in excellent time brought home suficiently to you, and Hungarian subjects, this is illegal"
character of your offence has been by this the registration of Germans and Austro- formation and alignment, and were, re we therdoro order you to pay a fine of The Assessor That, of course, is a peatedly applauded by the onlookers for $800 and to enter into your own recogniz pronouncement of a layman who is in.. ance in the sum of $1,000 to be of gund the smartness with which they carried out behaviour for two years but capable of deciding such a paint. That their evolutiona There were units of Yeux.
is the point which this Court has to decide. I cannot allow the pronounce, infantry, cavalry, artillery, machineguni
ments of a layman, whatever position he batteries, pioneers and railway battalions!
occupies, to influence the decision of this I withdraw it on condition..
You will withdraw the whole of those then be pumped out. and each was well equipped and accoutreddyke will be fifty thousand tacks.
The cost of this Court. That is what we are here to
The decide.
remarks or I will commit you to prison. As soon as the review was over the Pre authorities of the French Concession have Defendant--When China declared war Very well, shall withdraw sident and the Cabinet returned to the decided on the same procedure. These she took over all legal rights over German The defendant concluded by again Palace, while the guests were entertained this will not make any difference to and Austro-Hungarian subjects, and we voicing his protest against the suminous. Mr. Newman, replying on behalf of resident in the Extra Mural Conmust all recognize that the authority te luncheon in the large pavilion by the caston beyond the old mud wall, but it deputed to control German and Austro- the prosecution, said that if they seperat Entertainment Committee.
will save the old concession and a large Hungarian subjects in the Settlements ised and examined the speech of the de- extent of residential territory on the the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs. Taku Road
fendant it contained the greatest number The Assessor The declaration of war of contradictions that it had ever been The native City is woefully overcrowded
Taking the defence and picking out the correct from the incorrect they would find that the defendant's statement of what he imagined to be the law was exactly what the Council relied upon in the case.
The Court resorved their decision,
THE FLOODS-WIDESPREAD DEVASTATIONS.
ing to the rescue, the relief measures are in, for is is an high now as it was sets with the orders issued by the Waichiaopu.
ago.
The Assessor-You will withdraw that; word "prostituting. Otherwise I will commit you to prison.
taem.
-Very-well, I withdraw the word "pro- sitting, but I say you are usurping You will withdraw that also, or I will commit you to prison.
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Up to date the foods have shown re with refugees from all parts of the city by China had, and could have, no effect big lot to listen to in the Mixed Court. signs of abating and the prospects for the It is stated that in the City alone sixty upon the constitution of the settlement. corning winter are indeed sind. Despite Chousand destitate are receiving assistance may have affected the adividual the crergy shown by the Clovemment, and from chuitable institutions, and another member, but not the constitution,
sixty thousand are either being eared
The defendant then went on to say for the generous manner in which foreign and by their friends or by private fort. It that the Chinese registration, was before Chinese charitable institutions are rally not be drained off before the winter
is now almost certain that the water will that of the Council and he had complied They therefore had a most interesting far from adequate. I am informed the Canal and the brewles in the Tientsin Council on one side charged him with cuttings made in the Mashan legal position inamuch as the Municipal the Rockefeller Foundation Board in Fakow Railway have not had the effect disobeying Chinese regulations, though it Peking have been instructed to lend expected. The high state of the Feiho was well aware that the Chinese did not much
river and the general flatness of the coun- B possible toward assistance
want to interfere with the extrater does not tend towards rapid drainage ritorial rights of the International alleviating the suffering caused by the report that the floods were canced Settlement Germany and Austro-Hun- floods. With characteristic energy, they by the bursting of the Yellow River banks garians by the declaration of war did
is incorrect. immediately, approached the Russian to the Government on Conservancy, who
According to the Adviser not became enemies of the municipality, Minister for permission to use a large has lately been on a trip in districts ar and be most strongly objected to the issue to that river, the Yellow River has of a summons such as this and reserved tract of land in the Russian Concession
to himself the right to hold the Council Inunda at Tientsin for the purpose of erectinging to do with the present
in north China. The floods were responsible for all the consequences en- and are still being fed, by the tailed by their having exceeded their
Over flowing of the
Chinli rivers thousands of refugees, whom they intend those which are crossed by the Peking to a certain section of the peaceful and especially powers and acted in a way detrimental to feed and honse during the coming win Ennkow Railway line. In some instances taxpaying residents of Shanghai.
small atama, which in
The defendant then proceeded to argue circum The American Red Cross and the stances are only twenty yards in width upon two points: (1) That Shanghai
ordinary members of the American Asiatic Associs were in a few days two miles across and was indisputably Chinese territory with tion of Tientsin hoth held a meeting dur from forly to fifty feet deep. They swept Chinese sovereign rights over it as far ing the past week and decided to centre the raileny, six hundred breaches being treaty or proclamation issued by the away bridges, piers and embankments on as those rights had not been reduced by TED MIXED POSTAGE STA MYS, with all their efforts on flood relief, and both made in the line. Steel girders sevOTEL
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The Assessor-They have been
tbat that all monies in their exchequers should away and many others covered with water. Municipal Council could only act by
In the Wei River Basin be used for that purpose
the
suffering has best extreme, the people having had to reason of the powers conferred upon it The ratepayers of the British Conces contend during the past two years with by the Land Regulations and beyond these GRACA & CO. sions held a meeting and decided to dyke alternats droughts and floods. No one only as far as authorized by the Chinese
in the concession, so that the water could is able to estimate the loss of life, but it Government. Any act beyond these place at the Military Hospital, Bowen must have been considerable, and the gen-powers must therefore be ultra vires and Load, on Friday, 28th Instant, at 10.13 (Continued at foot of next Column.)eral, conditions are most pitiful
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