No Political Significance: Agr ment to Serve a Year ident of' the Provisional Court, Judge John C. Wu, Acting Pres-
on August 18 wrote his resignation, to take effect from that day.
clearly understood and was definitely stated that Judge Wu's resignation has no political signifi ance, and had Judge Ho not resign~ ed, he would have notified him sori weeks ago of his intention, Judge Wu, it will be recalled, accepted an invitation to rejoin the Provisional Court one year ago this, month, stipulating at the time that he would serve for one year only. Therefore his resignation comes in the normal course of events.
He proposes to leave for America in October, to take up a post on the Harvard faculty as research fellow. In addition Judge Wu be [been appointed to the Northwestera, University Law School, in Chicago, Jas the Rosenthal Foundation professor, where he will deliver fou or five lectures, 'This chair ws established in" 1927, the first occupant being Professor Holds worth, the accepted British authority on' international law. The local Jurist's immediate predecessor was Antonio Sanchez de Bustamento of the University of Havana, who ts 'a member of the Permanent Cout of International Justice. 7
Judge Wu is to lecture, it understood, on Chinese law and constitutional,'procedure, and will also address the Chicago Bar Assoclation, the Council on Foreign Re lations, and other bar associations: to the presidency of the Provisional Court has not been appointed, although it has been stated that, should Dr.
Wang permit his transfer, Mr, Hea Moh, Commissioner of' Foreign Affairs, will accept the position.
The Kiangsu Provincial Govern-ress to have approved the appoint ment of Mr. Hsu Moh, Mr. Hsu Moh holds high rank in'
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