Needless to say, the incident is a matter that concerns the "Municipal Council and the City Government, Dut, at the same time, it is also 3 matter of grave concern to the Japanese authorities, who are ina Special and close relationship with the Reformed "Government, and to the Japanese military. authorities who have charge of the maintenance of peace and order in the Shanghai diss Iriel, Measures to be taken with regard tothe incident have been Feferred for careful consideration to the focal representatives of the Japan ese Army, Navy and Foreign Ofice. This incident is not likely 10. be lightly overlooked by the Japanese, who feel very strongly on this point.
Asked who' was responsible for the maintenance of peace and order in the territory which was controlled by the City Government as the Craigie Arita agreement had been mentioned as giving that control fo the Japanese Army, the spokesman replied that it was the Joint duty of the City Goverament and the Japanese Forces "Had a. non-British subject beet concerned in this incident." another pressman asked, "would the spokes man have taken the view that it came within the scope of the Craigie Arita agreement?" The reply was that-the question was a. hypothetical tone. The agreement had been men tioned since. the police officer concerned had been Br "Hf an American had been involve instead would the USA. have bee Western District Court Planned Shanghai, Aug. 19.
Biforts are now being made by the "Reformed. Government" at Nanking to establish a court in the western district of Shanghai and itis expected that it will come into existence on September 1.
A villa formerly belonging to a Chinese bank located at 623 Jessfeld Road is stated to have been chosen '8 the site for the new tribunal and the people who occupy the building have been advised by Japanese gondarmes to leave the place. "The Ministry of Justice of the new regime only $2,400
'A Chinese lawyer named Lu Cht has tentatively been appointed chief judge while the chief procurator will be @ Mr, Chix Tsun, also a lawyer, The areas under the Jurisdiction of court have been clearly marked out to include the "badlands" from Robison Road in the north to the railway line at Slecawel in the south, 'From east to the west the court will control areas near Conhavgh, Yengping and Bubbling Well Roads' up to the Shanghai Woosung Railway in the far, the new regime has established a district court in Nantao but it has tried only afew eases. The Income is very title, so little that it can hardly support itself, it fs stated. "Since the local court can not expect Nanking to provide running expenses always the officials are said to have hit upon the bright idea of starting another court "in the western district In order to Increase Ks income, The new court in the making therefore will more oF less be'a subordinate organization and may be known ranch court of the "puppet" Nuntao District Court. "Apart, Nantao court and the established in. the w Judicial organization also operating Pootung.
The courts in Pootung and Nantao have not dealt with many cases and Is interesting to recall that before hho could perform his duties the chiot Judge of the Nantao court, Tu Fu was assassinated. Since his assassination another judge was appointed but practically no ease of any importance has s0 far been tried probably owing to the fact that only afew poor People are living out there, The establishment of the new court opium that di regime to evil which tet is at present considered a dis-
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