Following an agreement reached between the parties concerned the private criminal prosecution brought by Mr. A. C. Pisarevsky, manager of the Skoda Works, Ltd., here, charging Mr, Jan Seba, the Czechoslovakian Minister, Mrs, Seba and Mr. Seba, Jur, with assault' at the French Club during the last New: Year's ball has been withdrawn in the Special District Court in the French Concession. M. d'Auxion de Ruffé represented the complainant and M. Paul Premet appeared for the defence. y The case was heard before Judge Hsu some "time ago. Defendants were not present and their counsel claimed diplomatic immunity for M. Seba which was contested by M. d'Auxion who declared that M. Seba is now employed. by the French Municipal Council and consequently cannot hold the concurrent position of Minister for Czechoslovakia which high ofice counsel said, he had relinquished. Counsel declared that M. Seba had resigned from his post after the Nazis occupied Czechoslovakia, transferred the legation to {be German consul-general and his title as "Minister" in counsel's opinion was a courtesy title devoid of diplomatic and political signi-1 ficance.
Premet declared that the prosection was instituted by complainant to alf publicly" a private grievance between the parties and said that M. Seba is still acknowledged by the French and other local authorities as Minister of Czechoslovakia.
The question of whether or not, M. Seba still holds the position of "minister, counsel went on to bay, was not a matter for counsel, but for the decision of the court and the competent Chinese authorities,
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