The Municipal Advocate, SBC, states in his report for October thai. 14.071 cases were prosecuted in the Shanghai First Special Area District Court and the Kiangsu High Court, Second Branch, during the month, as compared with 12,651 cases September. Out of the total nuthber of cases prosecuted during the month 13409 were administrative cases and 41262 were criminal cases. Out "of the total number of "administrative eases brought to trial. 0,998. persons. failed to appear and their bail. was confiscated, while 22 cases were withdrawn, as compared with 7,395 cases in which bail was confiscated and 24 cases withdrawn in September.
The 37th meeting of lhe Standing Committee of the Board of Trustees for the administration of the British Boxer Indemnity Fund was held here on Nov. %, under the chairmanship of Dr. Chu Chia-hua, "Among those present were Messrs. R. Calder-Marshall, Chen \Chi-tsai, "Yeh Kung-cho, Hong Liu, Li Shu-hua, Li Sen-kuang, and W. S. King.
The reports of tha Finance, Technical and Education Committees on the examination of various proposals referred by the dist plenary meeting, of the board were discussed and adopted.
Following his, a menting of the Education Committee was held, among those present being Messrs, Li Szuekuang, J. Hong Liu, Chen Chietsai, 'Yeh 'Kung-cho, and_R. Calder-Marshall, whilst Mr. Li Shu-hua presided, Applications for grants received from educational institutions in' various parts of the country were examined.
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