The appeal from this re-trial was ard by the full Court, and once again the lawyer openly flouted the Court. This time; how-lever, his breaches of etiquette were not allowed to pass unnoticed by the Chinese judges, and he was severely reprimanded and threaten. ed with prosecution for contempt The Provisional Court was ocon December 12. chiefly with appeals. In the majority of cases the appeals were the third trials of the accused—the first having been the original hearing, at which sented passed, the second a hearing ordered by the Kiangsu Provisional Government when the files were sent to them for perusal, and the thinl the appeal from the second hearing. Thus is business expedited in the court, A Chinese moneylender and his tout, who became involved in finaneing armed robberies for a notorious gang, and who were brought justice after members of the gang had been laid by the heels, requested the full court to reconsider the sentences of 14 years' imprisonment, mposed upon them. Originally they had been sentenced to life imprisonment, but on a re-trial ordered by: the Provincial Government, the sentences had been reduced." Ap= parently they had in mind a. till further reduction, but will not. know the result of their appeals until tomorrow, the court reserving its judge ment,
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