This care is trivial in itself. The questions involved, however, uve magnified it into one of first importance. The action not only. sincorns the rights of these unfortunate defendants, but the seeuraty and freedom of all law-abiding, peaceful Chinese residents of the Tuernational—Settlement.
Braceful Chinese residents of the Settlement liberty land the pursuit of are they to he extract Settlement Courts for trial on limsy, untenable charges? Are Chinese citizens allowed to comm! Vigamy and then prosecute the wronged beewuse ich women leave them upon dis govering their villainy? Are -the parents of women thus outrayed 40 be wrongfully charged because they protect. their children? All these questions the Court. will 4o answer in its judgment.
We ask, if your Honours please, Mat the defendants Lo discharged from custody and that the previous Order of Extradition by the learn-nese Judge by cancelled."
Judge Sticks (0 Point At the conclusion of the speech Judge Shen showed no sive groand, but counte mauler certain eases mentioned the Rendition Agreement the Jude Aid not have to secure the approval fof the Deputy before passing sen~ fence. Furthermore he quoted Paragraph 4 of the Rendit Axreement which states that orders issued by the Court shall by executed by: the judicial police wa0 hall be detailed for this duty ey the Municipal Poticw and be dir ly responsible to the Court in the execution of their duties'
Judge Shen pointed out that in this case a despateh warrant had been issued for the handing over the three and that failure of the Jeeat police to comply was merely] Teck Of desire to ce-operate, He cited the police mention of a prin facie ease as an excuse to keep fisoners in the Settlement.
Mr. Bryan thereupon quickly ined the question, "Who ix the Court?" and held that the Deputy:
the bench was very moh' vember of the Court, slespitew tw put on the clauwe ae "nated
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