First Special Area District Court removed from its premises on North Chekiang Road to 384 Peking Road. On the same date, the Kiangsu High Court, Second Branch, removed from its premises on North Chekiang Road to Number 155/22 Weihaiwei Road On August 20, 1937, the Shanghai First Special Arca District Court removed from 484 Peking Road to 870 Weihaiwei Road. On December 6, 1937. the Criminal Division o? the Shanghai First Special Area District Court moved back to its premises on North Chekiang Road where it ds now functioning. The Civil Division of the First Special Arca District Court, and the Kiangsu High Court, Second Branch, are still functioning at 870 Weihaiwei Road and at 155/22 Weihaiwei Road, respectively, Since the commencement of the Sino-Japanese hostilities around Shanghai and vicinity, the Chinese Courts in the Settlement have as far as routine criminal cases are concerned, functioned satisfactorily. The majority of the Council's routine criminal cases have been speedily and impartially handled by the Kiangsu High Court, Second Branch, and the Shanghai First Special Area riot Court.
The relations between the officials of the Courts and the Council's representatives have, as heretofore, continued on a friendly and respectful basis,
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