An engraver, living in Shuntung Road, and charged by the local Kuomintang with being a Communist, was ordered to be handed over to the Chinese authorities by Judge Tseng, with whom sat Mr. S. L. Bordett, in the Provisional Court on August 17.
Accused was one of 16 who was icharged.on August 13 but who had been remanded: on account. of the fact that he was the only bona fide resident ° of the Settlement amongst the 16 wanted by the Chinese authorities. The: remand was given to permit of the authorities proving a prima facie case against the accused in order that the extra dition could be granted.
AL the last hearing, Mr. Burdett, 's Deputy, entered the following protest against the [handing over of- the 19-nccusod:-
The Deputy's Protest... dtm not satiated that the evi dence given in Court this morning ig sufficient to establish a prima facie case against the 16 accused Furthermore, the name of only one of the above accused is mentioned in the despatch requesting the surrender of 16 persons, 18 of the accused, however, are not bona fide of the Settlement.
do not feel disposed tv protest against their being surcendered to the extra-Settlement aathorities for trial: The 11th accused must not be handed over unless Public Safety Bureau can establish prima facie case against him."
the hearing, a repr sentative of the Kuomintang gave ince that information had been ied to the effect that accused was a leader of a meeting held at 10 Hongkong Road and that te was the instigator of a strike.
Accused told the Court that he was an engraver and that he be-Tonged to the engravers' union. He had been requested to attend th: meeting if Hongkong Road, but he had nothing to do with the of the 400 employees.
Judge-—This despatch says you were the leader at the meeting. will be handed over to the Bureau of Public Safety to explain yours
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