Just under 100,000 cases were Jdealt with by the International Mix-jed Court of Shanghai during che past 12 months. The exact total, {including criminal, civil, traffic, ete. stands at the figure 91,696, probably the highest in the world for a town of this size. However, when it, is considered that this sum in-clades 42,000 riesha cases it. will seen there is no real need for alarm.
Motor vehicles, which come under a head of their own, numbered 2,960, whilst ricshas, "as already Two former soliers in the old|siated, accounted for 42,000. The feriminal cases included 183 arms teases, an increase of 78 over the previous year.
During the year, 377 unpresented foreigners, i.e. foreigners of Pri-|no proved nationality, were tried by the Court. Of this number, -304 claimed they were Russian, 26 claimed German nationality, 12 alleged themselves to be Poles while three claimed British citizenship, The number of Chinese civil cases heard by the Court was 2,963: 1,145 eases were concluded, 23 are in the course of hearing and 94 still await! their first hearing. Cases brought inst Chinese by British subjects amounted to 741, of which, however, 569 were Indians, principally money-lenders: 140 cases were brought by Americans, 47" by Japanese, 24 by Italians and 23 by. Portuguese. The total number foreign civil cases heard was 511 judgment was given in 268 of these, and 51 are in the course of hearing.
The Court held 2,271 sessions, Jand 171 criminal actions were hear Of the criminal cases, 77 were fe violation of Municipal by-laws and Harbour" Regulations; 10 came under special proceedings. The grand total of cases heard during the year was 411.
In H. MIN. Supreme Court, 253 civil eases were heard during the year. This includes divorces, Admiralty actions and cases heard on circuit. The criminal actions heard by. the British Courts, including cases taken summarily, trials by jury and trials taken' on circuit, numbered 132, 1, $. and British Courts In the United States Court for China, during the past year, 95 civil and 44 criminal cases were, filed, falzo 39 cases which come under the: heading of special proceedings, the Court of the United States Commissioner and ex-officio judge of the American Consular Court for the district of Shanghai, 62 civil AN apidemie of threatening letters appeart to have occurred in the rative city over the last few days, Many merchants have received Kittors requesting he "usual. loan, ranging from 81,000 to $100,000, and threatening: them with death if the money ix not forthcoming, A number ave had the courage % disregard the threats and place the malter in julie hands of the police,
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