in Dispute the United States Court for China on Monday interesting complications were presented by the ease of the Kiangnan Dock Engineering works v. the Commercial Express & Storage Ca.
The case was brought up on the motion presented by Mr, Reader Harris, who. with Mr. Teesdale, is ing the plaintiffs, to obtain 2 temporary injunction restraining the removal of certain property, Which they claim. A case is now Pending in the Mixed Court establish the ownership of said'pro-
While Sighting was going on about Shanghai it is alleged that S.C. Young, Chinese oficial. unlawfully removed certain property from the Kiangnan Dock, and sold the same, to Chen Pei-mai, represented by Mr. ES. Haskell, The property at this time was stored with the Commercial Express & Storage Ca., represented by Mr. F. J. Schuhl, which refuses to give up the progérty until its ownership is decided by the Courts.
Mr. Render: Harris asked for temporary injunction preventing the removal of this property: claimed by his client and stated that the 'Mixed Court ease would probably bbe heard in two weeks' time. Mr.
Haskell held that the case was outside the jurisdiction of the Mixed Court, inasmuch as Mr. Young was not a'resident of the Settlement, bat that the case should go before the native. Chinese Court, "He state fed that his client had bought the Property in good faith from Mr. Young as an oficial of the Arsenal, that he had paid cash for it, that he had a market for' it now and Wished, to obtain' possession immediately.
Judge Purdy said that that this was an involved case and that he Would issue a temporary restraining order and would hear argument as whether the U. S. Court should take jurisdiction in this matter on Monday. next.
He requested coun- be sel to present full arguments as to the title of property held by' the Chinese Government at time.
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