The frequently questioned nonce of a Senior Consul's De-Duty's protest made against a Judge's decision at the Provisional Gouee is" proved on investigation to Er*ccample the much, mentioned actically ni, if one is to take
fest case om extradition' that. has been reported in these columns on several occasions in recent weeks.
An. inquiry conducted "North-China Daily Nows" reporter to find the. whereabouts of the we women in the ease who, were ordered turned over to the Chinese Quthorities outside the Settlement cly. the Judge who tried the case, which was stopped by the Senior Consul's Depury sitting on the bench at the time, reveals the fact hat the Women are still inthe Provisional Court woman's gaol for What reason, mo one concerned Seine main noise is that under the ins to know.
existing Inws, When no charge has Deen made out against a prisoner within 14 days. of his confinement Behind prison bars, he shall be Tet Bo, but for some reason this. has Jot eon complied with in this case.
The Man Released remarkable exse is (hit a man, the nother astounding fact in the
husband of ow of the women. and the father of the other, has been Felonsed by. the Settlement, police for the reason that the men's gaol jo in charge of Settlement authorities, while the woman's gaol is under Chinese juvisdietion, ambiguous and confusing though the whole may vege case concerns a young woman resident. of the Settlement who married a Chinese living in the Chinese city and immediately, went fo live with him only it is altooed, find the conjugal, abode already occupied by other "wives" of the Husband, The young woman, there upon, gathered her belongings and After a short stay fled back to the shelter of her parents, long resi dents of the Settlement. hereupon the husband charged Mer flight she had carried Py mach of his property, though the hearing at the Provisional Courk he could give no specific information as to what was stolen, and came to the Settlement with Alspach warrant signed by the Chinese authorities that the trio should he turned over to the Chapei police for such punishment as they saw ft.
The Judge who heard the case, was inclined to comply with the stands from what were supposed 40 be political sources outside the Settlentent and turn the three over, Senior Consul's Deputy, Mr. Stevens, demurred and wrote a strong protest in which he pointed fut that no prima facie case had been made out against the three and the whole matter-was an attempt to cause contusion in the Provisional Court.
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