The Shanghai District Magistrate has issued a proclamation with reference to the confiscation of the estate of the late Mr. Sheng Kung-rao, which reads:—instructions have been received from the Kiangsu Provincial Government to the effect that Gen. Niu Yung-chien, chairman of the Kiang-ssu Provincial Government; Gen. Chang" Chun, Mayor of Greater Shanghai; and Mr. Koo Ying-4 former Minister of Finance, have submitted a report of the Sheng'
/Kung-pso case, into which they were ordered to conduct an investigation. According to this, Sheng Kung-pao was found to have embezzled large [sums of public money during his life-time." This was corroborated fty statements by Li Pa-chen, trea turer to the estate: La Tung, a lawyer: Chen Yuan-sen: and books fond accounts submitted by Sheng] Wen-yih. According to the evidence these persons, itis beyond doubt chat Sheng Kung-pao ge tually em-[eezzled huge sums of public funds.
"Orders are hereby given that all the estate and properties left. by Sheng Kung-pao shall be confiscated and only the sums' set aside for! Philanthropic purposes shall remain This order is issued as to other would-be cor-
Process of Law Required statement appeared in the "China Times," that the Provisional Court Judges met on September 28 and decided that the Sheng. Kung-pao estate question as a legal! matter could only be considered by' the Provisional Court by due process of the law.
When interviewed by a representative of the "North China Daily News," Judge John C. Lil. Wu, President of the Court, denied that the Court had reached any decision or had promulgated any plan with regard to the Sheng Kung-pao Estate question, Judge Wu said that Provincial Government had not sub: mitted the question to the Court: for decision, Nevertheless, in the Judge's the suggestions contained:
"China Times" article morning as being the opinion of the Court, were legally' sound and. it would appear to Judge Wu: that "it the order should be served on the Court with regard to the Sheng Kung-pao estate, the policy of the Court would probably be similar to that indicated in the. article."
Judge Wu said that the meeting held dealt only with the cone sideration of the Provisional Ttis understood that investigating the source of the "China Times" story.
Property in Foreign Settlements Nanking, Sept. 30.
An order instructing that a careful investigation be made of the extent of the property of the late Sheng Heuap-huai (Sheng Kung-pao)_ in Kiangsu as well as in various other provinees has been issued by the State Council to the various Provineial Governments.
The confiscation of the Sheng estates in the various foreign settle. ments. and. concessions will also be negotiated. by the provincial authorities concerned with the foreign authorities—Kuo Min,
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