(On Bionday morning an interesting case came before the French Mixed Court, composed of Magistrate Nich "Yang-ching and the French Assessor, M.S. Hooghe.
On August 5 last the godown of Messrs. Merecki & Ca, Szechuen Road, was entered into' and many' rolls' of valuable woollen goods were stolen therefrom, Later, some of them were found in the premises occupied in the French Concession' by M.P. Rassoul, a Persian subject, but a French protege. The manager lof the firm, Mr. Damont, a British subject, was absent at the time of the theft and a Mr. Evans wrote to the French Mixed Court requesting; that, oh account of the nationality lof the complainant, the ease should' be heard at tha Provisional Court Jand before a British Assessor.
On October 24 the case came! before the French "Mixed Court. This Court did not come toa final decision on this. occasion, as Mr. Damont was absent from Shanghai and, as neither his counsel, M. @Auxion de Ruffé, or his) representative,- Mr. 'Evans, could produce in' Court a power of attorney showing that they had power to sue in the name of Mr. Damont, the ease was adjourned sine die, in order to give time to ithe latter to execute the wanted By wire, Mr. Damont instructed Mr. Evans to proceed with the case.
At Monday morning's hearing, M. d'Auxion de Raffé, acting for the prosecution, asked to withdraw the request of the plaintiffs of October 24.
M. lo Govellee, for the defence, asked the Court to decide if a wire sent by the real plaintiff to another party was sufficient to constitute a power of attorney, adding that, from his own point of view, he had no objection to having the case heard by the French Mixed Court.
On account of the consent of both parties to such a procedure, the Court decided to hear the case condition: be framed by Mz. Evans, acting under instructions from Mr. Damont; and 2, that the charge against MP, Rassoul, of receiving goods, well knowing' same to have been stolen, shall be heard after the case against the alleged thieves had been disposed of by' the Provisional Court of the International Settle ment, Tt was finally agreed that, in the meantime, the seized goods shall be packed in tin lined cases, in the presence of both parties. The eases will be sealed by' the Court and removed to the godown of the plaintiff, but kept at the disposition of the French Mixed Court, The value of the goods recovered is about $2,700, Acconpinc to the "Shunpao," a foreign engineer of the French Tramway Ca, who was said accidentally to have shot a house-coolie, was fined 100 gold francs by. the French Consular Court and ordered to pay TIs, 1,000 indemnity to deceased's family, had' made inquiries and found that, accused had been invited to a party {ut a friend's house. They were rather noisy and complainant ried to stop them, Accused went down: stairs and was seized by two Chinese who throw him into the road, then kicked him. Complainant tried to hit accused with a chopper but accused took this from him and struck back in. self defence.
Japanese P.S, 25 corroborated IPC, 00's statement and said that The
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