Judgment was rendered by Judge Vu at the Provisional Court on Weinesday in favour of the Shang. hai Land Investment Ca. against Loo War-hua for rents in arrears.
Mr, Martin (Senfor—Consul's Depuiy) commented strongly on the unnecessary delay'in connexion wit the case and said that two things struck him. In the first place, a remand was granted -because de fendant, through his counsel, Bfr. We Ching-ya, had informed the Judge that a communication had been addressed to-the Court and, secondly, because defendant's. counsel had been arrested and taken to the military headquarters. In the cod, neither defendant, nor his counsel, appeared in Court, Mr. Chang Nieh-yun, for plaintiffs, asked for judgment by default and this was accordingly granted.
In another case, in which the Shanghai Land Investment Ca. were plaintiff, it was stated that the defendant had absconded and that notice had to be served by: public tion. Judgment was given against Jdefendant bat it would be fully 20 days before it could be made absolute, Me. Martin remarked that under this procedure, counsel would have to appear three or four times, whereas under the old procedure, the whole matter would have been disposed of at one or two sit ti The Judge said that the Chinese procedure had to be observed but, in tHe present case, plaintiffs had been considered and, therefore, the delay would not be working much of a hardship on them.
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