Jadgo Loo,' meanwhile, is fighting mood og: longing the Kiangsu Government once more "on the legality of the order of dismissal issued against him last week by the latter; by a petition on the subject to the Nationalist Government.
The latter recently issue a mani festo emphasizing its determination to commence a new era of the rule of law in China and to champion the cause of Judges, The following is a translation of the text of Judge Loo's petition which appeared in the local vei cular papers on Sanday last:—"The undersigned petitioner with 4 view to assuring himself of the intentions of the higher authority' in respect of an order-issued by the Kiangsu Provincial Government which is in conflict with a recent order of the Nationalist Government, respoctflly submits the followinig:—
1, That the petitioner was pointed to the present office as the President of the Shanghai Proisional Court in April last year by the Central Political council sitting in Shanghai after the Nationalist Armies has conquered Nanking and Shanghai and has since his assumption of office been very careful and circumspect, in executing his duty as a Chief Judge of the Court and has never committed any act which would warrartt any disciplinary pani ment. Owing to the dissatisfaction of the former local thorities in, Shanghai in 1927, the Petitioner was accused of harbouring communists and, as a result, rialist Government ordered they might therefore disregard a breach of the Rendition Agreement, tion and Mr. Wong Wei the-order of the Provincial Government, considers that the continued functioning of the Court is so essential to the maintenance of peace and order in Shanghai that, before his duty as Obief Judge of the Court could be taken up by some one else, it would be a breach of duty' and' discipline to leave his office. This he has duly reported to the Provincial Government and asked for further instructions. In the meantime. he was compelled to re:
in office in order to keep it} going Without the necessity of Tupting the functioning of the Court.
'That a new charge was recently brought by the Provincial' Government against the petitioner! and the Nationalist Government has accordingly ordered that the charge be referred to a disciplinary Committee for Judicial Offers to be instituted by order of the Ministry] of Justice and that, should—tbe} petitioner be found guilty and sub-Jeet to any disciplinary punishment, care be taken to select a suitable successor to the petitioner.
Thus it is obvious that the question whether or not the petitioner should be dismissed will depend solely on the finding of the said Committee which has recently been instituted.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.