The remaining batch of 11 prisoners held at the Provisional Court awaiting execution at the hands of the Chinese authorities, on Sept. 26 followed their 16 predecessors of the day before and were taken to Lunghua where the sentences of the Court were carried out in the late after-
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As in the previous instance they were each given an opportunity make a last ststemere before a Court composed of Judge Tseng an Senior Consul's Deputy, Mr. Burdett, but unlike their companions on the day before them: fessed their crimes and the hearings: were largely given up to matters more or less trifling, which seeming were their last thoughts to. be Too Kindly Oficials Humour of a dreadful type ws again the keynote and was largely; abetted by the officials of the court] who, on hearing of a last request of one of the accused that he would, like some wine, raised a fund and the wish was granted. Too much so for the smooth running of the Court's machinery, it Inter turned out.
One of the first to appear was a short, closely cropped man who entered the court room with considerable swinging of the shoulders and a ceaseless movement Jaws as he munched something, evidently gum. After making a careful survey of the spectators and Paying little attention to the Court] he quieted Long enough to give a mistake in his picture of identification, his name heine attached to another's photograph, and the Court was informed that the orities would not receive unless the matter was straightened out. Whether he was aware of the brief respite or not Was not known, but the Court orderjuz [ed the mistake to be rectified imrely and the gum-chewing stopped as did his high spirits, 1 to consider the who! Treeeedings of arent humour and Lufore entering the machine which deux to take them away paused sim city on the ton step and shout the irindred old spectators who sembled to sce them carried off.
Vicious Type of Criminal group at best. and on the whole ran true to the that a mian's ten on his face. instances the 2 Sore would have rightly considered then desperadoes of a. vicious type, In the ward room abutting on the! Coart one of the number attempted Jo implicate many of the other
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