coolie was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment by Judge Chin, in the Provisional Court, when he appeared on charges of burglary ind returning to the Settlement, after an order kad been made by the former Mixed Court for his expulsion from the Settlement. The Judge declined to deal with the Jeharge of returning but Dr. Ramon-Senior Consul's Deputy, ho was. strongly if the former orders for expulsion were not enforced by the Chinese Judges, and, if new orders were not issued in new criminals inthe Settlement would ner ease in a very dangerous way and Chinese property, Chinese shop. owners, Chinese banks, Chinese mevehants and rich Chinese would suiter and would be exposed every day to a terrible-danger to their property and - their lives. The Senior Consul's Deputy said that, recording to the agreement for the rendition of the former Mixed Court, clearly stated that all former judgments were valid and, in consequence, they must be enforced by the present Court. In this case, accused having been expelled by the former Court, he should be re-expelled, When Judge Li granted bail to a coolie who was charged with the theft of a basket of charcoal, in order that the coze could be heard by the Japanese Consular official, Mr. A. J. Martin, the Senior Consul's Deputy, objected and marked on the charge sheet that the-accused had been bailed out for $10. "I have," the objection read, "protest. ed to the. Judge against his decision to bail accused out as the Court is not competent to try the case. The complainant. being Japanese, the case should be tried before a Japanese Consular official. It follows, in my opinion, that-the Court cannot, as now constituted, grant bail." The police are: to send me a copy of these proceedings to enable me to bring my protest!
the Consular Body."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.