Mr. F. Watson to Succeed Dr. George Sellett Washington, May 22.
President Roosevelt to-day sent to the United States Senate the nomination of Mr, Felthan Watson to be District Attorney of the United States Court for China Mr. Watson is a young lawyer of St Louis, Mo, where he has' made a distinguished record in private Dractice the past few years. He has Rever held any public offic, either De, George Séttett elective or appointive, it.was under stood here.
"The post of District Attorney of the United States Court for China is at present filled by Dr. George Sellett, Who remained in office at the request of Department of Justice offcials after tendering his resignation early in 1983.—United Press.
Mr, Feltham Watson is well-known to Mr. W. T. Collins, clerk and commissioner of the United States Court here. He was described as a bril-Mant young lawyer in his early thirties and unmarried. He ts said to be planning to leave for Shang-hal upon confirmation of his appoint ment.
'He will take the post to be vacated by Dr. George Sellet, who tendered his resignation in November, 1033, and was requested to remain here for a five-months' period. "His term has been prolonged until the present time, and will continue until the arrival of the new appointee, Dr. Sellett, ho graduated from the School of Arte" and. the Law School of the University of Michigan, came from Witt, Til, to Shanghai on March 24, 1923" and immediate. ly engaged io. private practice and teaching. He taught in the Comparative Law School of China for about a year before assuming duties as Dean of the school -with which hho still retains his connection, now teaching two classes. Until the time his appointment by the late President Calvin Coolidge.in December, 1926, Dr. Sellett continued as Dean Jof the Law School. Upon relinguishing his present. post, he will re-a sume practice at 354-355 Hamilton House where he has taken offices.
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