On another page we give a translation of a letter from the President of the Provisional Court to the American Consul-General asking that Mr. Stevens shall cease to be 'Senior Consul's Deputy at' the Court. The particular case which this request is based is that of an. action brought by Messrs Andersen, Meyer & Ca. against a Bank manager, Chen Tze-hsun, for alleged fraud in respect of a mortgage—a criminal case, in fact, Whensthe case came on for hearing fon December 12, accused's lawyer Produced a telegram from Ningpo saying that accused was ill and could not come, Mr. Stevens asked why the man had gone out of the Court's jurisdiction without leave Being given him, while a criminal charge against him w: Gecided. The lawyer for the defence said that accused had told the Court at the hearing on November 19 that ho meant to visit Ningpo, but when the Court record was consulted no report to this effect could be found. Mr, Stevens, therefore, ordered the: Pilice to arrest accused directly he: returned to Shanghai, but in this) he was overruled by the Judge,. Mr.
evens: also protested against the UQsanging of two of the three Chinese Judges sitting in. the ease at the
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