A further petition has been submitted to the National Government by the Shanghai Chinese Bar Association, calling for the return of China's judicial rights in the foreign concessions of Shang!
The petition says that, though the Government has already opened netion with representatives of the ign powers concerned regarding. the reorganization of the Shanghai Provisional Court, the Bar Asso: ciation fears that the foreigners will not accept China's demands in this respect and suggests that China the examples id Turkey by takative and abolishing the sal Court and the French Mixed Court and reorganizing them accordance with Chinese laws thout obtaining permission from the foreigners.
In connection with the abolition and reorganization of the tivo courts Waichiaopa in Nanking in this connection. The subject has been broached but what the outcome will be remains to be seen.
According to the report, it is expected that the Japanese will inaugurate an air mail service between Shanghai and Fukuoka, Japan, in March next, prior to the establishment of the service between Shang hai and Tokyo, in question, the Association suggests,
be abolished at the time when the Rendition Agreement expires and made a branch. of the Shanghai District Court to deal with the civil and criminal cases arising in the International Settlement of Shang.
(2) That, after the abolition of the Provisional Court of Appeals, alli appeal cases be dealt with by the Kiangsu Supreme Court or by the Court specially established the Chinese territory of Shanghai; (3). That no consuls or consular deputies be permitted to which the cases and no assessors be permitted to sit with the Judgts in the new (4) That judicial police appointed to execute the court's orders, decisions, summons, warrants, ete, be selected and employed by the curt itself and not be commanded by foreigners; (6) That the gaols and deten tion houses be directly controlled by the court instead of by foreigners; (6) That several police courts inattatnd bythe net teer court" to deal with cases.
Trought up before the court by the Shanghai Municipal Police; (7) Phot the French Mixed Court be abolished at the same time and that all cases im this court b:
Jdeslt with hereafter by the Shani hai District Court or its branch it [the International Settlement; (8) That police courts be in~ stituted in the French Concession by the Shanghai District Court to deal with the police cases arising fin that concession,
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