Cantonese Military Officer Ordered to be Handed Over to Dr. V. K. Ting for Trial: Activities Against Nanking: Lawyers Lack of Response Last Friday morning in the Mixed Court before Mr. A. J. Martin (British Assessor)- and Magistrate! Kuan, an application was made by the Chinese authorities for the extradition from the International Settlement of Huang Man-tseng, who Was wanted on charges in connexion with alleged offences against—the! Jocal military. Accused isan! adviser to the Canton Government and a Brigadier-General of the Ni rmy.. The charges conspiring to overthrow the Central Government. and of attempting to cause Marshal Sun Chuan-fang's forces to revolt.
Mr. Y. S. Ziar appeared on behalf of the Chinese authorities, Mr. H. D. Rodger for the defendant and Mr. ET, Maitland for the police.
Tt will be remembered that Huang was arrested at the Great Eastern Hotel at 1.90 am. on Wednesday by Det. Sub-Inspr. Tinkler at the: instigation of the Chinese authorities who claimed that the man was adviser on the staff tional Armies and that, Lrought $600,000 to Shanighai to be. used in causing a revolt in the: army of Marshal Sun Chuan-fang.
In making his application last lay: morning Mr. Ziar said that he was making the application en behalf of the military authorities in Nanking on the ground that—the] accused had attempted to, cause a disturbance in Chinese territory through the use of Bolshevik funds This, he said, was considered as a serious matter with the military official of the five provinces. had received a telegram from Nat ing which contained the allegations, which, he said, were of military nature. Therefore, the military authorities were the com retent ones to try the case. There! were documents found on "Huang. which connected him with the Cane ton Revolutionary Government: which was at present at war with Nanking.
A Political Offence ud then said that the was a political one 1d that he had no objection to the defendant being handed over.
'Mr. Rodger put up the defence' that Huang was arrested in the: Settlement and that the Court would have to find a prima fade ease before making an order, There was no evidence that the defendant had committed any wrong.
was only alleged he had brought $600,000 to Shanghai de used against the Nanking thorities. He would like to have the case tried in the Mixed Court.
At this stage the Assessor reminded counsel that the defendant had admitted that he held a military rank from the Canton military.
Counsel for the defence then asked the Court to recollect thie case in Peking in which an editor was landed over for trial and was immediately shot, to which the Assessor replied that the defendant would get a fair trial if handed over. The Assessor further said thet there was evidence against Huang from the documents found on his person at the time of arrest. These he had SubelInspr. Tinkler prove. Amongst "these documents were several Communistic books.
The Assessor—Who asked that the defendant should be handed over?
D. S. 1. Tinkler—The military' authorities of the five provinces through Dr. Ting, Mr, Rodger—There is no do-cement asking that he be handed over, 'The' Assessor—We have heard' that over and over and will not repeat. There has been a prima facie case made out'against the defendant with more evidence than is really necessary.
The Defendant's Plea Mr. Rodger—I would like to call witnesses, The Assessor—We are not.trying the case here.
Mr. Rodger—Then I would like] the Court to make an order that my client be put on a Japanese British ship for Tientsin on the ground that Mr. Ziar has told the Court that the Chinese authorities want my client for military purposes and a state of war exists between Canton and Nanking.
The Assessr—The defendant is not a resident of the Settlement. We will make an order that he be banded over to Dr. Ting with all the documents. (To Mr. Ziar) We take it that the accused will receive a fair trial at your- hands.
Mr. Ziar—I understand—that! Dr. Ting says that he will give him a fair trial. Dr. Ting wants him handed over in order that he will get a fair trial, Mr. Rodger—I wanted him tried here, I have confidence in the Court here to conduct a fair tris Mr, Ziar—Do you mean that will not get a fair trial Fing's Court?
Mr, Rodger—I am not prepared to make a statement as to that.
The order applied for was made.
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