Asked whether he would agree to allow Mr. Char to submit to the jurisdictic the Provisional Court, cham said, "Decidedly Char, he reiterated, could in the U.
S. Court for the Chinese complainant presentative that, according to Chinese law, Mr. Char is a Chinese citizen. The fact that he was born in a foreign country did not affect hhis Chinese status and the judgment of the Court would have to be enforced. It was an unfortunate matter, but the law had to take its course, Mr, Char was to have appeared before Judges Chung (presiding), Tsing and Chin in the Provisional Court of Appeals but, owing to the fact that he had been removed from the custody of the police by the American Consular officials, he failed to put in an appearance, so the ease, was proceeded with' in his absence, Judge Chung sayi This case was sot for 2 pin. and it is now 3 pin, and accused is not here. cording to article 325 of the code, judgment can be given the absence of accused and the police can inform accused of the Court's judgment.
According to the facts of the lease, the complainant has been Chernikot, Mme, Mikoludze, masseuse, and Mine, Ossovski, a. dress maker, It was alleged that water poured through the roof of the rooms occupied by Mme. Mikoladze and Mme, Ossovski, who requested Mme. Radugin to send for the police. While Mme, Badugin was out seeking a constable, Mr. Parrott {s said to have come down stairs where he met Mme, Mikoladze and her friend, According to the prosecution Mr, Parrott threatened to strike the former, and actually Kicked her leg. On' hearing her screams Chernikoff rushed out of his room and Mr. Parrott, without saying a word, kicked him on the face, which he' could do through standing on the stairs.
It was stuted by the defence that Chernikofl was learning to play the inno, and the sound of his constant practising had got on the nerves of Mr. Parrott, who considered that Chernikoft practised discords on purpose to annoy him. On the night.
question Mr. Parrott had opened ho door of his flat to turn out the ight and his kitten had run down the stairs, He had followed. to capture it and at the hatton had been rushed at by Mme, Mikoladze ind twice knocked over' backwards on the stairs. Chernikoft had come out of his room and run after Mr Parrott on the stairs: Mr, Parrott had stopped on the stairs and put his foot out to prevent the pursuit anc had caught Chernikoff on the chin.
The flow of water which had angered the tenants down stairs had ome from the washing of his verandah, Mr. Parrott stated. He seldom washed hig verandah an he had bored holes the other people's rooms to allow the water so used to fall through, Witnesses called by the prosecu were Prob, Set. John Edward Wilson attached to Sinza Station, who was fetched in by Mme Radugin; the complainant, Mme. Mikoladze, and Mme, Ossovski, Me, Parrott had given evidence in his: own defence when the case was adjourned,
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