'They were welcome by the ese Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hsu Yuan, a guard of 60 policemen and brass band. 'They will remain in Shanghai during the next few days to investigate "Judicial procedure in' Chinese terne tory, the state of the gaols, ete., after which they leave for Hang: chow and Manchuria.
The Commissioners in Shanghai maintain a deadly secrecy regarding, their conclusions, Indeed, were their comings and goings all over China Kept as dark a secret as the conclusions they draw during their tour, they would possibly see more of the real methods of Chinese Sudicial procedure than as now in the gaols and courts: carefully prepared for their arrival.
Sir Skinner Turn conversa tion with a "Nort: China _Daily News" representative Laid stress on the fact that the Commission "work-behind closed doors" interviews are being given to the press, report of all the members of the Commission is prepared, They sre not obliged to send in that repo: t for two full years.
On Monday morning the Commissioners were to have seen the District Court of Justice and the Court of' Procuration; in the afternoon' they were to see the Kiangeu Second Gaol at Zauwaching ud in the evening they were to be entertained to dinner at the Bureau of Foreign "Affairs.
Mr. Chen, Chief Judge of the Chekiang High Court of Justice has sent one of his magistrates, a Mr. Lisa, to Shangha' to invite thy Commission to study the judi administration of Chekiang Pro-It, is understood that this spent quite an interesting time at Kiukiang. On their arrival they] were met by a reception committee of some 30 people, and paraded through the streets to the Grand East Hotel, with soldiers guarding! the route throughout, We are informed by our own correspondent in Kiukiang that the streets were nicely cleaned and the railway station and hotel prettily decorated in their From Kiokiang they went to Nan. chang, the provincial capital, where they were welcomed by representatives of the officials and local gentry. Here, again, the streets had been nicely swept and garnished in their honour, and shops and public buildings decorated. In the evening they] attended a banquet in their honour iven by the Civil Governor, Mr. Li, at which a number of well known Chinese and foreign citizens were present. Mr. Li in the course of an address of welcome, said they could only attain their' ends through friendly ce-operation, He felt sure that the members of the Commission could be relied upon "to give a fair and square report of all they saw.
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