Readers will remember the facts related in the ''North-China. Herald" of the 18th instant, concerning two suits filed at the Mixed Court against the Bank of China in Shanghai for payment of fixed deposit receipts of the Bank of China in Peking, on the security of which the Chinese Government borrowed money last year from 4 financial syndicate in the capital.
In the first of these suits a Portuguese-Chinese was plaintiff, and it was set down for hearing this afternoon.
Yesterday it was announced that the hearing of this case had been adjourned indefinitely, at the instance of the Portuguese Assessor. At first it was proposed to adjourn the case for a week, but ultimately the postponement was made indefinite.
The official reason, we understand, is that the Portuguese Assessorship at the Mixed Court has changed hands. For some nine months past it has been held in an acting capacity by Mr. J. M. Tavares, the lawyer. About a month ago am order came from Lisbon, appointing Mr. J. H. Boltelho, Portuguese Vice-Consul, who also managing director of Boltelho Bros. in Shanghai, to be Assessor. Mr. Tavares relinquished his duties on Monday and Mr. Boltelho took! over yesterday.
The other claim against the Bank of China,-in which Mr. Parlani is plaintiff, is still on the register, set down for the 28th instant.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.