Fortunately Mr. Chao's ease came on with somewhat more expedition than seems to have been shown in other instances. At one o'clock (this was Tuesday) he was ordered to appear before the official who for want of a better title may be described as the police judge, who proceeded to ask him why he was Drought before him. On. explaining the matter of the disturbance, the judge said that it had been. caused by Mr. Chao's taking a motor car from a man in the Settlement. Mr. Chao said that all that was, necessary was for a complaint to be made to the Settlement poli: e and have him prosecuted before the Provisional Court, To this the judge replied: "Iam not so sure about that. We have a right 0 question you while you are living in our district." After question-Jing the coolie the judge told Mr. Chao that he must wait in the detention cell, and he ordered the police to remove him.
Mr. Chao forcibly protested against such a course of action, and after vigorously demanding' for some time to see the chief of the legal department, the judge rel tantly consented. Apparently the guards who were in charge of Mr. Chao had a certain amount of sympathy with his case, for they. secured him almost immediate] access to the functionary in question.
To the chief of the legal depart. ment Mr. Chao complained about being detained illegally for 24) hours, and likewise pointed out to him thet he was unwell: he bad had fever before coming to the place of detention and was worse: because of his stay there and the absence of food.
The chief said that the case complicated and that some must be spent over it, to which Mr. Chao replied that he was wrong, as the Chinese police had no legal right to interfere in the matter of the motor car. "Tt was one for the Provisional Court.
A highly interesting question-was then put by the official, "Why it that You people want to have your cases tried in the Provisional Court?"
Diplomatically Mr. Chao evaded the query, and went on to remind the official that he was not a legal Dut a police officer, and he demanded to know by what right he detained him, 'Things were probably not going' too well with the police, and at Jength the chief agreed to send Mr. Chao to the French Hospital at the West Gate to -be attended to, and once there he was kept under Jock and Key. He. was, however,
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