'The Kum, the acting Jasking for the substitution of Judge' [Feng Shih-teh by another judge the trial of Yung Wei-fan, the bomb: thrower charged with " attempted murder, intimidation and illegal possession of explosives, hag been ranted by the president of the:
first Shanghai Special District [Court who has also informed Mr. Kum that Judge Chien. Oon-yih, lchiet of the Court's Criminal Div sion, will be appointed to try, the bomb-throwing ease. Judge Chien but he is of the bomb-thrower, sulted in Mr. Kum being made the target of accusations. by the Chinese "patriotic" organisations which demanded the bomb-thrower's immediate release, was postponed when the Municipal Police fled a protest with the Second Branch Kiangsu High Court against a ruling of Judge Feng, allowing the bomb-thrower's rel on shop security. 'The Municipal. Police, through' Mr. Kum, pointed out, to the High Court authorities that the bomb-thrower's accomplice was still fat liberty and if bail were allowed him, "it was. feared that' accused might conspire with his ce-offender Jor witnesses. - Furthermore, it was further pointed out, the accused iwas charged with attempted murder, charge of a serious nature, 30 was inadvisable for the Judge to release accused on security from the egal point of The protest was rejected by. the High Court, whereupon Mr. Kum. filed' his application asking that \Judge Feng be replaced by another the bomb-thrower's trial, In his application, the acting Municipal Advocate charged Judge Feng with Hhaving given weight only tothe Jevidence. in favour of the disregarded the evidence faun, and having had, by his conduct, Jacted almost as the counsel for the defence. Mr. Kum further declared in his application that Jcumstances. it would be impossible impartial trial and demand that therefore he was entitied' to ask for Judge Fong's replacement. under Articles 26 and 27, of the Criminal Code of Pro-'
Tt is expected that, a date for the resumption of the. bomb-thrower's trial will be fixed as soon as Chief [Judge Chien Oon-yih has returned to" Shanghai from eave," During ithe previous hearings: 80, the accused confessed the crime and admitted complicity in another bomb-ug' outrage committed in August Jat a piece goods shop off Boulevard Jdes Deux Republiques. 'The accused: declared, however, that he had no intention of doing bodily harm to Janybody and that he had tossed the bomb into a Sinza Road coal store Hfor which he was arrested, as a Hwaining against dealing in' Japan-
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