Control Dispute Between Japanese and Nanking The Nantao District Court, burial which aims at dealing with Chinese criminal and civil cases in the occupied areas in Shanghai has already come into existence in Nantao under the supervision of the Reformed Government" at Nanking but it cannot function well on account of an alleged dispute between the Japanese Special Service Section claiming its control and the new Nanking regime, state Chinese reports.
It is stated that the Judicial Department of the new Greater Shanghai City Government wanted to establish the court long ago but it failed to do so. The Ministry of Justice in Nanking therefore appointed Mr. Tu Fu, a Shanghai lawyer, ito be the chief judge of the Nantao District Court. A former school site in Pong Lai Road, Nantao was \chosen for the court which was recently inaugurated.
On the ground that the Nanking officials had not obtained perm beforehand, officials of the Spe Service Section stopped the oper: tions of the new court allowing it, however, to open its doors pending new arrangements. Mr Minister of Justice at Na referred the dispute to M Hsiao-en of the Shanghai City Gov ernment, and the latter is said to be making overtures, So far, no official petition papers usually brought by parties to a legal dispute have been issued by the new court, and consequently no hearings have been held, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Chief Tokyo, Jan. 10.
Mr. Gunzo Kayaba, Governor of the [Okayama prefecture, will be appointed Chief of the Metropolitan Police Board in succession to Mr. Genki Abe, who is resigning, the Japanese press reports. The Government is expected to announce Mr, Kayaba's appointment on January 11 or January 12.—
Reuter.
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