The reason why Tu De Shun sits facing the courtrooms is, it is said, becaus¢ he wishes to see justice properly meted out. He will frown whenever there is an injustice done to anybody. Of course, it is very seldom that he does frown, if ever, nowadays.
Litigants nowadays make their offerings to the god and may be seen at various times asking Tu De Shun to give them the power to win the lawsuits in which they are involved.
When a. magistrate assumed office in the olden days (the writer is unable to find out whether the present day magistrates do likewise) he always prayed to this god for assistance before he dared take over office.
Funds for the upkeep of the temple at the present time are subscribed by members of the Mixed Court staff and there ars many who wish to make a little offering for this purpose.
Magistrate Kuan Chun is the jonly present-day magistrate who iwas serving in the same position god was removed from Road io its present position.
In_a little attic in the main building of the Mixed Court there jis another little god—the god of fairies (Wi Sih Shun)—vhose duty it is to bring good luck and blessings to all those who ask.
It is interesting to note that Ta +De Shun is regarded by many with much superstition in that the present premises of the Mixed Court are situate on an old graveyard, sand many seem to think that the spirits of the dead have called Tw De Shun to his present position.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.