Even if the buildings were leased to a British-subject named Kam, as alleged by Brandt,. the ownership was still Chinese and the Provision. al Court night assume jurisdiction, the order-continued. This being the lease, the British Consulate-General fhad'no right to interfere in the matter and, according to. the Rendition Agreement, the Municipal [Police were bound to assist the [Court in executing the order., Un~ fortunately, the police looked. on funconcernedly at the defiance by Brandt of the Court's order and the British Consulate-General has Jaccorsed protection to the foreign lawyer in question, thus rusking-it impossible for the Court to exorcise its powers and authority, This was violation of the Rendition Agreoment and an encroachment om China's sovereign rights whist would groatly affect the safety of Ohinese residents of the Inter~ national Settlement. With a view, therefore, to upholding the prestige the ' Provisional Court and. protecting the intereste of [Chinese residents of the Settle. ment, the Kiangsu Provincial Gov. fernment concluded by' instructing the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs to take the matter up strongly with the British Consulate-General, Inquiries were made into' the matter yesterday by a representa. tive of the "North-China Daily News" and it was learned that aw Mr. Brandt referred to was Me: William Brandt, of Messrs. Brand'
Rodgers. Mr. Brandt, in pointing out that he was an architect' and not a lawyer, denied that he had anything to do with the tearing down of the buildings or that ho [went there with the police, as allogey to direct the palling "down of the buildings. The owner buildings was Mr. Yeo Ogonk: who leased the property to Messrs, Wang Chu-chin, proprietor of the Great World, ahd to Mr, L. Kum 800, a British subject, The iand in question was. registered in the British Consulate-General," The rentals were collected from the tenants through Mr, Brandt's firm, agents, and the notice ordering the tenants to remove, was isaac by his firm because it managed properties, but the actual tearing Jdown of the buildings was carried. out by Messrs, Wang Chu-chin and So far as the tenants themselves were concerned, said Mr. Brandt, the matter had boon settled in a is factory manner, Mr, Yee having paid them $65,000 as compensation.
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