After being in existence for over!
gars the French Mixed Court of Shanghai passed on July. 31 and, in its place, the Chinese Government established the Second Branch Special Area District Court and the Third Branch of the Kiang-Ssu, High Court on the following Simple ceremony marked the handing over of the Mixed Court to the Chinese Government, IMI Koechlin, the French Consul-Genral in Shanghai, was present on behalf of the French Minister in Peking while Mz. Yang Shao-yung represented the Chinese Govern riod ment. The French Consul-General Introduced. Dr. Liang ditch: who has been appointed the. president ofthe Third Branch ofthe Riangey the president of the Second Branch igh Court, and Mr, Ying' Sih, Shedd Area Disti Coury who Jadge of the Civil Division of the was Until recently
Special District Court, to the star of the Mixed Court after" whiell brief speeches concluded "the ceremony, Other oficiais of the High Court are Mire Pang" Wanyitn chet Procurator; Mr Wang 'Kang residing judge; Messrs, Gh Toong-hei, Wen-yang and Kuo Ta-tsang, judges; and Mr. Chang Kaisa) procurator. The effcials of the Second. Special trict Court are' Mr. Chen Po chet pecans is Hshing'Hut-ping, Pang Hsvyeng, ug, "presiding judge; Meases:
Loo Jthevih, "and. Chu Cheng Judges; Meters, Chang Chingtien, Chang" ChungKuen, © Woo" Fen lien, ta.'Shot-nan,' Shao. Meng tong, and Chu Kenelin: probation: ary ledges; and. Mr. La Kuen:
Dre' Dang, president of the newly-established Third Branch of the Kiangsu High Court, is 8 ne: tive of Lin Chuan, Kiangeis having returned" from studying law. France, he took up veaching at the University of Peking and several law colleges inthe former capital He later abandoned the teaching life to become the president of the Kiangei "Provincial High Court After the signing of the French Mixed Court Rendition Agreement, he "was appointed as "president of the "Third" Branch of the: Kiang High Court.
Chekiang,, Mr." Ying "Shiny the jon 44 years ago in_Wuhsing,
president of the Setond Branch Bpecial District Court, Shanghai to study" at the former jan gang College wien be wan a youth. Having graduated "from this motitation "hes went to Earope to pursue his studies at the Uni Seraity of Lausanne, Switveriand trid, after remaining. there. for Several years, he visited Paris "to continue his' studies atthe Uni-Sersity of Paris. Subsequently, he toured: extensively inthe. various European countries, including, Great Britain, Germany, Fran snd" Switzerland and than Teta d'to China to Become a. professor law at the University of Poli, Sts. Ying was formerly a judge of the Shanghai Provincial Court and het was appointed by the former Peking Government as one of the embers to negotiate regarding the rendition of the Seanghal Mixed Court (of the International Settlement). As stated, before he! was appointed to the present posit tion, Mr. Ying was the presiding judge of the Givil Division of the Shanghai Special District Court, According to offeials of the French reorg into the Second Branch Special District Court and_ the Third Branch of Kiangsu High Court, the necessary expenses will naturally increase and, it is estimated that at least $400,000 a year will be needed for the up! the two new courts. this, according to the officials of the' Court, the Ministry of Judicial Administration has petitioned to the Central Government to in~ grease its appropriation for the two new courts.
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