Reports have been current that Mr. Tseng Wen-chia, former presiding judge of the. Shanghai Provisional Court of Appeals: Mr.
{u, chief judge of the of the Provisional and Judges Chou Sin-kok and Chen Ung-pu had placed their resignations in the hands of Dr. Hsu Wei-tsun, president of the Shanghai Provisional Court.
The reports, which wore denied when of the called on Dr. Hsu, came the nature of a. bombshell, inasmuch fas these judges are exceptionally popular and are said to be among the most capable men on the Bench. Judge Tseng, it will be recalled, presided over the appeal of Carlos Garcia and F. G. del Valle in the famous "Wheel" ease; Judge Chit was the official wko heard the case of Eugere Pick; and Judge Li and Judge: Chen have been with the Court since its rendition.
Dr. Hsu's secretary informed our representative that no official appl cations to resign hid been re He thought it was not very apr' priate to resign at the presen: juncture when negotiations wera being carried on by the. National Government for the reorganization of the Shanghai Provisional Court In any.case, he said, Dr: Hsu could not accept the resignations because he did not have the authority: resignations would have to be ferred to the' Judicial Yuan in Nanking.
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