The procedure of these Courts is childish and ludicrous that T am appending to this letter a tron: on of their "Summary" of Evidence." Reuter is incorrect in state ing that according to Chinese law case must be brought to. trial within one month of "arrest. -According to the Chinese New Criminal Code a case can be adjourned Until six months has elapsed before 4 public trial " takes place. (see China Year Book 1924).
From the "Summary of Evidence" you will see that fr. Zaionchkovsky charged with manslaughter in that he ordered the vessels to. sai in rough weather, The Customs records of the wind for May 8 are force 2 at Newchwang and "Light breeze" at the Lightship. This the Chinese Court have misteanslated to suit their ease into "a big wind and big waves" "South wind very large" ete. ete.
No inquest was ever held on the lead persons who were "drowned" whereas the Chinese Court states they were suffocated'
The Chinese Court also accuses Mr, Zaionchkovsky of "manslaugher" for not opening the compartments whilst the barge was They have in their "Summary of Lvidence" apparently "got "rather ut of their depth with regard to their references to the Articles of "gambling" and Article 276 to "opium."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.