The Archive · 1920

Dr. Wu and the Canton Funds

Plea for Dissolution of Injunction The British Assessor (Mr. Blackburn) and Magistrate Li on the 19th instant listened to lengthy legal argument in connexion with the injunction recently granted restraining Dr. Wu Ting-fang from dealing with moneys of the Canton Government for which he was responsible as Minister of Finance and now deposited in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Shanghai.

On behalf of Dr- Wu, a motion was entered asking for cho dissolution on the following.grounds: (1) That these proceedings have been instituted for the purpose of supporting alleged political power and prerogative and as such should not be entertained by the Court; (2) that in accordance with this principle the Court has refused to decide or hear evidence upon any

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