Mr. Ivanoff (Russian Assessor) and Magistrate Li on Wednesday, made an order for thedeportation of Zesan Zafesky and Maria Pasderska, Polish subjects, recently sentenced to two months and six months' imprisonment. respectively, on various charge of shop! the International Settlement Inspector Wheeler made the application on behalf of the Commissioner of Police.
Mr. Lemiére, who represented the accused at their trial, opposed the granting of ithe order. Incidentally, ho raised the point that, as Polish subjects, the prisoners should have been tried in ithe French Mixed Court.
Mr. Ivanoff pointed, out that this matter was not raised at the trial.
Mr. Lemitre contended that no further punishment—could awarded, the prisoners having once been sentenced. They were treated by the Court as Chinese, for the purpose of jurisdiction; and had' they in fade been Chinese, they could have been deported only from the Settlement and not from China. Counsel also pointed out that this was their first conviction.
Inspector Wheeler, in asking the Court to grant the order, pointed out that the prisoners were con-viered on four charges. They were members of a gang which had systematically robbed various be tradesmen in the Settlement and the Police considered it very undesirable that they should be allowed ito remain here.
The Court granted the application, and later allowed My. Lemitra seven days in which to appeal against the order.
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