Avg, 15 Judge Judgment in the peti of mandamus brought. a Douglas Jenkins, American Constil-General at Canton, by two Chinese merchants named Leung Siu-hal and Liew-Check. Both petitions were denied, The petitioners alleged that the respondent refused to vise their passports for a journey to the Unit-
States after they had presented their passports for that purpose in April. 1929, the refusals being made on-July 6, 1929, and September 23; 1929, veepectively, and that such refusals were arbitrary and contrary. to law and the treaties of the United States pf America, The defence was in the form of 'a denial of jurisdiction or arbitrary treatment. Dr. George Sellet, U.S. District Attorney, appearing on behalf of the respondent, opposed the issuance of the writs on the following' grounds: fat that ctadteaton is the "atten, ie being: outside the scope "(ak teal ai hine or Tans
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