It would appear that a reasonable explanation can be given of the action the Municipal police in arresting Mr. Yin before the warrant for his atest bad been actually signed. The subject, it will be remembered, formed the occasion of a protest on the part of the Mixed Court Magistrate afew days ago. What actually happened was that the police presentest in due form the warrant for Mr, Yin's arrest to Mr, Pao, who at once initialled itand passed it on to receive the usual chop. As a rale this concludes the coo vary formality, and the police, Mbohad received strict injunctions not make the arrest before the warrant signed, left. Mr. Pao's presence in the belief "that the document was in order and arrested Mr. Yin. Immediately afterwards, however, Mr. Pao reconsidered the matter and took the warrant to the Taotai for his opinion. The latter kept it for some time, and meanwhile the arrest was flected by the police, in ignorance that the warrant had not received the final official seal.
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