"Ie is a pleasure to come-back to Shanghai to resume the presidency of the Shanghai Provisional Court. Twas the first president of this Court after the rendition of the former Internatiqnal Mixed Court. and now I find myself the sixth incumbent. Though I have just taken up my new task, the formal cere-many will not be held for the pres ent. I shall follow the footsteps of my predecessors who have ably executed their duties and I hall make no stof changes. Indeed, (shall ask all the present judges to remain at their posts. As to my policy, I reiterate the words of Judge John C. H. Wu,"'The law my idol' and I shall abide by the law and uphold it to the best of my knowledge and ability."
These statements were made by Dr, Hsu Wei-chun, successor to Dr. John C. H, Wu as president. and chief judge of the Shanghai Pro siena Clourt, when interviewed by members of the press on November Without ceremony and without the knowledge of a large number of people in court at the time, he arrived at the Court accompanied by! Mr. Hsu Moh, the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, and was inet by Mr. Wu, the retiring president, and several other judges. Immediately at 2 pam, he took over the reins of office, the seal being handed to him by Judge Wu, As mentioned Dr, Hsw will formally take up his cuties at a Inter date, Immediately after assuming office, Dr, Hsu issued a proclamation a1 nouncing that he had done so, following his appointment by' the Kiangsu Provisional Government.
Dr. Hsu is a native of Tungshan, Shekiang. After graduating from Nanyang College (now the University of Communications), he was sent to the United States by the former Imperial, Government and he studied in the Universities of California, Chicago and Indiana, re~ ceiving the degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Jurisprudence, In the first year of the reign of Emperor Hsuang Tung, he was called to China and was' at once appointed legal adviser to the Mi try of Communications. In 10138, was appointed a judge in the Supreme Court in Peking and, in 1919, made president of Shansi Higher Provincial Court. At the request of Dr. V. K, Ting, Mayor Greater Shanghai, ho relinqui ed this position and came to Shanchai to become first president of the Shanghai Provisional Court in 1927. After the arrival of the National.
ts, he gave up this appointment favour of Judge Loo Hsing-yuan, and became counsellor to the Minis try of Justice and chief secretary of the Judicial Rights Committee of the National Government, 'A correspondent recently returned from Home to Anking, "Anbu, welter: "May we also in passing echo the sentiments of Dr. Claude Tee's guest in Wusih? We nave just returned from furlough and it is a relief to peruse again the pages of the 'Old Lady of the Bund', so free are they from the sensationalism and crime of the home papers. Tt is a joy too in these ages to have access to such an interesting melange of world news."
'Apnoros of the political ssination which took place in the French Concession last week, the Chinese press says that the' National Government has issued an order extolling Fang Tsung-po, an executive member of the Shanghai District Kuomintang, who was among the wounded, for his anti-Communistic activities and granting him $500 towards his medical ex: penses.
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