When the case of a student, charged under Article 226 of the Chinese Provisional Criminal Code, with illegal functioning in the Settlement last Friday morning by making false representations that he was an official of the Public Safety Bureau, crime up for hearing at the Provisional Court on Saturday, Judge Liang Lone said that it was a case in which a Senior Consul's Deputy had no authority to sit on the Bench.
HE. Stevens, the Senior "Deputy, differed with Judge Liang, and the ease had to be adjourned' to allow them to discuss the matter in Chambers, In entering his protest on the charge sheet, Mr, Stevens sald:—of the opinion thit this accused has attempted to usurp] the function of the Municipal police officers by falsely represent ing himself in the Settlement as an officer of the Ch'nese Safety Bureau and under the guise of! such false representation has at. tempted to urrest or, lure persons: from the Settlement.
"He is charged under Article 226 of the C.P.C.C. and by Sec. F. 22 of the Classifications of Offences in. the Exchange of Notes regarding the Rendition of the M'xed Court, under Art. 226 are Deputy' of the Rendition Agreement cannot be defeated by 'a mere technicality of language or mistake of the wording made in "Growing up the charge. This offence la in the same category as those which directly affect the pence and order of the Settlement and in cordance with the provisions of Art. 1 (3) of the Rendition Agree ment should be tried before a Sen-
Jor Consul's Deputy."
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