New Judges Formally Sworn in: China's Diplomatic Future in Judges" Hands; Consular Body's Thanks The Shanghai Provisional Court on April I passed into Chinese hands and was renamed the Special Shanghai Di Court for the Inter national Settlement. The ceremony Of inducting into office the officials of the reorganized tribunal took place at 11 a.m, in court-room No. 2.
Twenty-six new judges were sworn in before the portrait of Dr, Sun Yat-sen, which was decorated by the national flags. Mr. Ma Shu-hua, representing the Ministry of Justi acted as Master of Ceremonies, and opened the proceedings by calling. upon all those present to stand while the will of the Late Dr. Sun Yat-sen was read.
Atter three minutes! silence, the judges and procurators were called: upon individually to repeat the oath of ofice and allegiance to the State The seals of the Court were then handed over, Following Is the list of the new chief judges and judges of the reorganized court who participated in the proceedings:
Dr. Hsu We President, of. the new 2nd, Branch' Kiangsu Pro nial igher Court (Appellate vision), which is to be located in old building of the former Provisional Court.
Dr, Yang Shao-hsiung, President of the Special District Court for the International "Settlement (former Provisional Court).
Chief Judges of the Iigher Court: Wu Yeeskoh and Soong Yuen, and Juges Han Tso-zeh, Yih Zictsai, Too Foh-yao, and Yih Zih-zer.
Chief Judges of the new Special District Court; Ying Sze, Chou Han, and Hyui Kaishe. Judges: Hyut Van-yung, Ku Tse-an, Wa Yeo gee, Doong Tuli, Sun' Yuan, and Chou Dah-2ung.
Expectant Judges: Woo Ki, Lee Moh, Bong Sze-yung, Loo Zuni-gee Haiung-fee, Tuli Zen, Loh Zoong.-tai, Zung Zah-moh, Yang Kee, Kau. Kung-sing, und' Zung Zang-fong.
Congratulatory speeches were delivered by Mr, Ma Zar-hua, presentative of the Administrative Department, Judicial Yuan; Mr. Pan Kung-chuo," Commissioner of the Socin! Bureau and representative of the Kuomintang party, and Vu Ong-chun f secretary and representative of the Mayor of Greater Shanghai, All welcomed the reorg ganization of the Court and said that its reconstruction heralded the entire destruction of all obstructions ganization scheme his offic "Suni Judieial Police Chief Inspector W. Whiting, assisted by Inspector N. White, and two foreign Sergeants.
Assistant Commissioner of Police E. Wheeler officially rel quished his post at Chief Clerk of the now defunct Provisional Court. Sr, Wheeler was connected with the Provisional Court for more than 25 years and has been trans-farred to police headquarters, In connection with the disappearance of the Provisional Court, Mr. E, S. Cunningham, as Senior Consul, Jand on behalf of the Consular Body, has sent a letter, set out below, {to Dr. F. Ramondino, Senior Deputy fat the Provisional Court, thanking the deputies for the manner in which they performed their duties in connection with the Court. The letter al Court, Italian Consulate General,
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