The power of the Shanghail District Court to deal with a case involving a sentence of the former International Mixed Court was) challenged by the Municipal Advocate, Mr. R. T. Bryan, before on December 10. tion had been made on behalf of Faung Dzung, a convict, for: his release on the ground that he: had served half of his sentence and that he was suffering from tuberculosis.
At the outset, Mr. Bryan stated that a motion had been filed challenging the Court's jurisd 'The fact that the police were represented did not prejudice the motion. 'We strenuously contend, said Mr. Bryan, "that the Court has: no jurisdiction' to question this: prisoner and this is stated in the motion which we have filed. Another point is that the petition which prisoner is alleged to have filed was not filed by him at all. jon was filed by a wom-it must be proved that wife. T ask the Court! for a ruling on this point, We sub-before the Court can make ruling, the motion must be considered and also that the Court should decide if it has jurisdiction over this case."
Prisoner stated that the name on the petition was that of his wife. When his wife went to see him in prison last June, he asked her to fle an application for his release. He was convicted on June 16, 1925, and sentenced, to 10-years' imprisonment for attempted murder.
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