A Nanking message dated July 24 to the Independent (Chinese) Service reports that Judge Loo Hsing-yuan's appeal to the Government against the sentence given against him by the Committee on Punishment of Judiciary Officers has been dismissed.
"Interest ip expressed in judicial circles as to Judge Loo's next possible step.
The petition of Judge Loo pointed out that the Committee on Punishment of Judiciary Officers was illegally constituted and unfair in its. judgment.
Tu upholding that judgment it was remarked by the Government Council that both the presiding officers. and members of the Committee were appointed in accordance with regulations governing its constitution and that the charge of unfairness in judgment lacked It was also pointed out to Judge Loo that the judgment against him was reached by the presiding officer Jand five other members of Committee, as required by the regulation" governing its constitution whereas it w stated in the petition that only four members were present, Lawyers and "Intolerable Stub-
The late Mr, Sheng Kung-pao left an estate of approximately Tls. 6,000,000 and made a provision that 40 per cent, should be devoted to charities. For this purpose, he appointed a Board of Trustees. "The remainder of the estate went to his family.
"The Kiangsu Provincial Govern ment decided that the 40 per cent. of the Ts. 6,000,000, or Ts. 2,400,000, should be handed over to them "for administration" and have tried by every means to get it, In these they failed and so they ordered that should Jed, and be arrested. This order was transmitted to Judge Loo, with an order that, fu his capacity ay President of the Shanghai Provisional Court, he should see that it was carried out, Delegates Sent to T
The Kiangeu Provine' ment also wanted an inventory, that they should be able to "look after the money," and sent two delegates (Lu Chin-lan and Ching Ti-chien) to Shanghai for this purpose, These two delegates failed in their mission and they called upon Judge Loa to seal the properties and arrest the trustees.
As there was no legal ground for such action and as no court of law, civil or criminal, would sustain it, Judge Loo refused to obey. His] firn and his duty was to uphold the law, not to break it, And he told the delegates so. Even if he had acceded to their demands, the police would have been most unlikely to obey him in such an order. The only parties, competent to handle the money were the Trustees and, if anybody considered that Trustees exceeded their powers, they alone could sue—not the Kiangsu!
Provingial Government.
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