The former Mixed Court Magivtrates and the Dutch Assessor could not arrive at a satisfactory agreement regarding the nationality ques tion so the matter was referred to Peking for decision by the Chin Minister of Foreign Affairs and th Dutch Minister, but they also dis. agreed, the Waichiaopu affirming that Oon was a Chinese citizen, that he could not be extradited to Java, and that he must.be tried in China The Gutch Minister was of the contrary opinion, The case was then Feferred to the Shanghai Special Provisional Court, since tet tribunal had taken the place.of the former Mixed Ccvrt, and this Court decided, on Mare! that eeeeced was a Chinese Jand that he could not be extradite.
He was allowed out then on bail in the sum of $5,000 and ordered to appear in the event of complainants" Aevire to institute further proceed Mr. A. M, Preston, who appeared for the Dutch complainants, on Taes-day stated that, following an ay-plication of his to be permitted take the evidence of the complain. ants and other witnesses in Java on. commission (which was granted), he had filed a brief of particulars from the records of the Public Prosecutor in Java. Aceysed had. failed to appear although the hear~ ing had been set twice and so he would ask that his bail be forfeited and that a warrant issue for his arrest. 1 The Judge, after considering the case, made an order for bail to be forfeited and issued the necessary warrant,
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