Nanking Court' Claiming Rights Over Civil Cases 'A. very important decision has been reached by the Nationalist Government and the Kiangsu Provineial administration in Nanking whereby. litigants in. Chinese civil cases, dissatisfied with the judgments of the Appellate Division of the Shanghai Provisional Court, may appeal to the Nationalist Supreme Court in the southern capital. Though no official confirmation has a0 far been received by the authorities at the Provisional Court, it is understood that the deci sion will be enforced within the near future and that the first cases may be tried shortly.
At the present time, in accordance with the terms of agreement concerning the rendition of the old Mixed Court, the Shanghai Provisional Court is divided into three sections, Criminal. Division, Chinese Civil Division, and Foreign Civil Division.
The Coust of First Instance hears the cases, and dis satisfied parties resort to the Appellate Division and the decisions of the Court of Appeal are final.
An order was issued during the regime of Marshal Sun Chuang. fang that there should be no appeal against the decisions of the Pro: visional Court of Appeals. Now, however, the tionalists propose to change thi and the Supreme Court in Nanking is set up over the head of the Appellate Division. of the Shanghai Provisional Court insofar as Chinene civil cases are con. cerned.
'The new arrangement is open to question as not being in accordance with the terms of the Mixed Court rendition agreement which molle no ion for appeal'to higher courts ieainst the decisions of the Shanghai Provisional' Court of Appeal.
We learn that the Chit bankers and merchants are to hold 'a meeting to protest against Nan-'King's decision. They are of opinion that considerable hardship will be entailed if it be enforced.
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