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IN CHINA AND JAPAN,

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turn, the name of the cause or matter shall be placed in the hearing paper, with the words "by order" subjoined.

70. In case of any adjournment of the hearing from the day Adjournment. appointed in the hearing paper by reason of the preceding causes in the hearing paper not having been got through, or under any order of the Cort male during the sitting on that day, no further notice to either party of the adjournme: t day shall be requisite; and the adjournment day shall, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, be the next ordinary Court day.

Sittings of Court.

71. The sittings of the Court for the hearing of causes shall be, on w`it days, where the amount of public business so warrants, held on fixed and stated days.

The Court may, at its discretion, appoint any other day or days from time to time for the hearing of causes, as circumstances require.

72. The sittings of the Court for the hearing of causes shall Publicity. ordinarily be public; but the Court may, for a reason to be specified by it on the minutes, hear any particular cause or matter in the presence only of the parties and their legal advisers and the officers of the Court.

73. On the app'ication of either party at the commencement of Keeping witnesram undo the proceedings, or of its own motion, the Court may order witnesses Court. on both sides to be kept out of Court until they have respectively given their evidence; but this rule does not extend to the parties themselves or to their respective legal advisers, although intended to be called as witnesses.

74. Subject to special arrangements for any particular day, the Order of busines business of the day shall be taken, as nearly as circumstances permit, sittings. in the following order :-

(i.) At the commencement of the sitting, judgment shall be delivered in matters standing over for that purpose, and appearing for judgment in the paper:

(ii) Ex parte motions and motions by consent shall next be taken, in the order in which the motion papers have been sent in:

(iii.) Opposed motions on notice, and arguments on showing cause against orders returnable on that day, shall then be taken, in the order in which these matters respectively stand in the hearing

paper:

(iv.) The causes in the bearing paper shall then be called on, in their ord r, unless the Court sees fit to vary the order.

Hearing.

parties.

75. When a cause in the hearing paper has been called on, if Non-appearance neither party appears, either in person or by counsel or attorney, the Court, on being satisfied that the plaintiff has received notice of the hearing, shall, unless it sees good reason to the contrary, strike the cause out of the hearing paper.

76. If the plaintiff does not appear in person or by counsel or Non appearance of attorney, the Court, on being satisfied that the plaintiff has received paintill. notice of the hearing, shall, unless it sees god reason to the con- trary, strike out the cause, and make such orders as to costs in favour

of any defendant ap; earing as seems just.

77. If the plaintiff appears, but the defendant or any of the Non-appearance a defendants do not appear, i person or by counsel or attorney, the defendant. Court shail, be ore bearing the cause, inquire into the service of the petition and of notice of hearing on the absent party or parties..