The Libel action involving the str. Mei Ren, suit being brought by the jan Dock, was postponed on Wednesday morning in the United States Cet t for China by Judge! Purdy, when Mr. Franklin, appear-
Finnigan elected to give evidence on his own behalf and said there had been trouble with Dectus, which he had not officially reported. Dettus had just got out of gaol, where he had spent six nionths after a convieto the vessel, Tls. $3402. Mr. J. R. Jones represented the Dock.
After Mr. Kwong, ireetor of the company, had given evidence in support of the D. alist Allied. Armies) and other articles. The documents were for recruiting purposes, Continuing, Mr.
Maitland said that accused were now being charg-with conspiring together overthrow the Government and subvert the State, It was quite clear, hho said, that whoever carried on secret recruiting offices in the Settlement carried them on for the purpose of waging war against the Chinese Government. A representa: tive of the Chinese authorities was in Court with a letter and he would ask that accused should be handed over. The Council had no interest in the ease: it was a political offence and, therefore, the Interna tional Settlement did not wish to: deal with it. As the Council did not desire to meddle with politi he, counsel, had no objection to ac> cakeil's extradition,
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