A. G. Bossop on Monday morn-jing in the action of Pan Ching-poo \v. Mr. E. B. Clarke, Mr. M. Reader Harris, for the defendant, raised the plea that the writ should have been returnable in the provincial court of Tientsin where the—defendant }was resident and Jaction transferred to HM. Supreme JCourt in Shanghai, should that have proved necessary.
His Lordship. however, upheld the contention of Mr. H. A.' Reeks, who Jappeared for the plaintiff, that H.M. [Supreme Court in Shanghai was possessed of an original and con-Jeurrent jurisdiction and a writ upon Jany British subject within the Surisdiction was returnable in thi court. The court might sit anywhere within the jurisdiction and a defendant was prejudiced by a hearing in Shanghai the court could Upon the request by the counsel for the defence His Lordship made Jan order for the pleadings to be filed.
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