Shortly after the arrival of the Nationalist Government, Mr. Hing Yun Loo was appointed President of the Court on May 14 and a.noticeable change for the better resulted. A great effort was made to reduce the large number of remanded cases and to improve the relations between the foreigners and Chinese engaged in the court. The attitude of the judges has shown marked improvement and considerable progress has been made towards reducing the number of ea: awaiting disposal, "The repeal of the Bandit Laws promulgated by the Peking Government in the 3rd year of the Republic, by the Nationalist Government, on January 7 of the 10th year of the Republic, was one of the causes of the inadequate sentences given in crimes ut violence and of the substitution of imprisonment for the death penalty in most cases. In only two cases was the death penalty awarded by the ordinary court and in five eases the Appeal Court substituted that penalty for imprisonment awarded by the lower court. However, on November 15 new regulations governing robbery, banditry, and piracy were introdueed by the Nationalist authorities, and since that date 33 death sentences have beer: given.
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