Fire at Wuchang, The complicated case over the fire at the Wuchang telephone exchange three years ago came up again in the U.S. Court motion calendar on June 10, when the Republic of China, represented by Mr.
D, Rodger, moved to cancel the satisfaction of judgment previously agreed to by the Peking Government, but to let the judgment stand, Mr. W. S. Fleming, as trial attorney, appeared once more for the Mer= chants' Fire Insmvance Corporation, and with him was associated Mx, George F. Richardson. After legal argument before Judge Purdy Inste ing throughout the day, the case was adjourned.
The affair commenced when the recognized Peking government sued for money due on insurance. The Nationalists, who had not. then taken Pekitg, also filed a suit for the insurance money. The Minister of Communications at Peking, gave the China Ehectrie Company a power of attorney for the Republic of China, The defendant insurance company. filed a prea that the jonaliste had no power to fil suit ax the Republic of China, ant this suit was rejected. Defendants did not attack the Peking Govern ment on the same grounds, although the US, Minister had said that both governments were recognized as having regional authority on! but attacked the validity of the China Electric Company's power of attorney, This Was recognized as ya ide Next, the defendants and the China Electric, for Peking, came to a private arrangement and it was agreed to file a decision and satisfaction of judgment, which was put before Judge Purdy and signed. The money, however, was not paid over but placed on trust in the Equitable Eastern Banking Corpora jon, where it still lies, This was shown when, following the recogni+ tion of the Nationalist Government. by the United States, the Nationalist, Government filed a suit, which was dismissed, Pavt of the proceedings was the filing of an. affidavit by MY. Fleming to the effect that the China Electric had a direct interest in the fonds arid any judgment that would be rendered, as the Peking Government owed this concern over 6.$1,000,000.
June 16:—As the War General Ugaki, is suffering from tympanitis and has been in hospital for the past, three months, Lieutenant-General Nobuyuki Abe, the Vice-Minister, has been appointed Acting Minister for War. General Ugaki offered to resign, but the Premier, Mz, Hamaguchi refused, preferring @ tem porary arrangement.—Reuter.
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