Referring to Mr. Premet's fear that the prisoner, after being handed over to the Hupeh authorities, might be sentenced "and executed before the expiry of the two-week period, Judge Yoh said it was impossible for the Hupeh court to dispose of the case so quickly. In the event of the prisoner being found to be a French citizen after his extradition, the Chinese authorities could dispose of the case by refusing to take jurisdiction over the prisoner, Judge Yoh concluded.
Joseph Walden was further questioned by the Settlement and French authorities on Wednesday in an effort throw light on his claim to French nationality. Although the results of the inquiry were not revealed, the man remained in the custody of the Settl ment authorities that night and apparently no preparations were made to liliand him over to the Chinese, The man was taken from the Amoy Road Gaol on Wednesday morning to face 'M. Edouard q'Hooghe, the French Consular Judge, who questioned him at length. He was subsequently returned to the gad. The French Consular authorities are investigating his claims in France.
Formal protests against the delay in handing over Joseph Walden 10 the Chinese authorities, have been presented to the Shanghai Municipal Councit by the Kiangsu High Court and the Shanghai City Government.
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