With each malicious protection entertained by it, the claim of the Shanghai Provisional Court to be Togerded as a just and impartial tribunal ig rendered questionable Such was the gist of a remark made by Mr. 8. L. Burdett, British Vice-Consul and Senior Consul's Deputy, in a case in which a fireman was being charged with assault, which was mentioned in the Provisional Court on November Mr, Burdett's protest was a vigorous one. He said:—On Augudt 25 last, T withdrew from the Bench in protest against the indiscipline of counsel, Mr. Wong Kien-van, counsel for the complainant, and the Judge's lack vf control over this Iawyer and refused to proceed with the case. In my absence and without consulting me, the learned Judge on September 14 attempted to give a Tuling, the absurdity of which is manifest, secing that, though no evidence whatever was taken at any of the three hearings, he has nevertheless found various alleged occurrences ito be facts in this case.
An employee of the Shanghai Municipal Council is being accused 99 a result of an act dono in his
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.