connexion with larecry After hearing the evidence against them, Judge Ziar fined them $100 leach, according to article 36. of ths Chinese Provisional. Criminal Code, ith: the alternative of a month's imprisonment each, One of the police officers asked the Judge to make an order ex-spelling the prisoners from the Settlement as they were undesirables, and this brought forth the following fnddress by his Honowti—On. the fauestion of expulsion and re-ce. Dlsion from the Settlement, T have already made certain statements and shall repent them to-day for the benefit of those who were not pro-sent at previous hearings. The rendition of the Mixed Court has been brought about with a view to improv foreign relations and, according to. the agreement entered into by the Consular Body and the Chinese Government for the expelled, the Judge granted bail in the sum of $1 Ramindin entered object nto the bail allowed by Judge Zine in this case as the accused had been convicted on] many previous occasions and expelled from the Settlement.
A bank clerk wax charged with Jabaconding from the Industrial Bank in Hankow with $20,000, Evidence was given to the effect] that he hud come to Shanghai after the theft and had given some Jcheques. to a woman to be cashed, These having been stopped—the police were called in and the! woman took them to where accused iwas and he was arrested. He admitted the theft and said that he had spent most of the money. Judge Li remanded the case.
The same Judge imposed a fine jof $20 on the manager of a Chinese printing establishment for pub! rendition of the old Court, the old sentences, stich as expulsion, are to be taken into consideration," Whers a man has already been expelled from. the. Settlement under the order of the old Mixed Court, he feannot be re-expelled by this Court, hich has only summary jurisdiction 'The Criminal' Code of the Republic provides for five kinds of punishments, and, of these, expulsion from the Settlement or Chinese territory not included. Tt would be. con th kind of punish: mals were subjected to acting capacity and, pending the appointment of the official judges for this Court by the Ministry of in Peking, Tam going. to rersund all eases in which the police ask for the re-expulsion of criminals, The sentence imposed will stand, ing and printing indecent articles the Settlement. fir the newspaper "Van Hua," to endanger public morals.
Some Other Cases A Chinese constable charged a The Expulsion Question contractor with leaving planks of application for the ex wood outside his shop in Shansi pulsion of a Chinese, Superintendens Road on Wednesday. Questioned by Kerrigan asked for a remand to} 1¢ Judge, the constable stated that fenuble the Counei's Solicitor to pre-hho was sure that the wooden planks pate his case and to appear to prove belonged to the accused and that the that the Court had authority to accused at the time was seen about expel such men from the Sett shop premises. Accused, how= ment. Judge Ziar said that he er, denied the charge, and' Judge wanted it understood that he lar' suid, "The constable says that net intend to protect loafer He|the scoused left the wooden planks wanted to assist in upholding the outside his shop but the accused and m: alning order, but at t{himselt says he did not. T do not the same he deemed it meccas know which of the two rary to protect the igits of Chinese [the truth and whom to believe: to the therefore the ease will be dismissed."
now wns not charged with the case of a number of women Jany specific crime. The police must easy virtue, who had been arrest understand his difficulties. Article Jed st 274 Ningpo Road and charged of the Code provided for diffe ut with failing to. obtain licences tv ims and walers the present ease'earry on their business, some. al: same under that head he cou! not' mitted that they were married and see how accused had committed anothers said they were single.
First offence or that ho was guilty of anz{ offenders were fined $5 each. and crime that was punishable.
Dut [those who had previously been ithe ion discussions, Judgze!charged and convicted were fined Ziar sai'
that he had brought apiece. Judge Ziar, in immatter before the Consular Body,' posing the fines, made special re-vio agreed with his views, but the! ference to the Code and aid that police apparently brought this easlhe wax not empowered to send these another Judge, Uhrerch' women to prison, although some had oversight or a diverepancs, had. proviously_ been' sent. there by. the wrongly granted the police applied-leid Court. The Code did not allow wd "made an expulsion order, Tu this ease no erin mitted, no specific charge had been brought, the ca for the prosecution had' not been Prepared nor was their evidence lady. Under those cireumste: the case should he diemivsed. The poli now arked for a remand when him to do this and it was, beyond his authority to do so.
Tse Zai-thing, a servant, was Jehared with attempting to" pick jthe nockets of a Chinese constable. ate Shroff said that accused had been employ for three years had bes they had not made the preparations in accord: duty. This would entail further: illegal detention for the accused. te the law, the Judge did not feel justified in expelling, the accused, and further he cot not he expelled nor could he stopped from entering the police areca the eas> then accused allowed counsel to art tween $20,000 and $39,000 to the bunk for witness each month and had not missed a single There was no need for accused ty steal money as witness {had given him $5 before he went Jout. "Accused said he was wall along the oad when he collided with complainant, who age used him of stealing things. He did not steal nor did he have any such ins tention. The Judge found him nos [eats and ordered his role ne, ud Tam not law to da 30, hard for Lam bound ta n accordance with the last. therefore must dismiss the ease
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