Mr. Fessenden, in introducing ihe speakers of the evening, said ihat he had practised before all the judges of the U. S Court and could therefore realize some of the difficulties which confronted the Judge of their Court. It was a peculiar position. It required various qualifications not necessayily needed by judges at home. Many situations arose which could not arise at home in certain cases. Judge Lobingier had had a wider experience and displayed a wider vision than any of his predecessors. The American community were deeply indebted to him. Even after extraterritorial courts were abolished, Judge Lobingier's name would still be an honour and credit 40 the history of American jurisprudence not only in China, but also in the United States.
Major Arthur Bassett, former U S. District Attorney, spoke on the judicial work in the Far East of the guest of the evening. Extraterritoriality was a long word, said Major Bassett, in fact very few people cut of China knew how to pronounce it. To define the rights and obligations under extraterritoriality was a long and. difficult work. They. the foreigners, came to China clothed in their own laws. That was a strange dress as far as the Americans were concerned until Judge Lobingier recently published his work on extraterritorial cas: There were more than 1,000 cases in it. It would be yell for all of them to consult those volumes.
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