The defence Commissioner of the Woosung and Shanghai Area, through his representative, complained at the Mixed Court on Monday against two Chinese, alleging that they were concerned in the making, of counterfeit and illegal revotutionary chops, and asked that they be handed over to the Chinese Court. Mr, Maitland prosecuted for the police while Mr, R. B. Chen appeared for the accused. Messrs. Martin and Kuan heard the evidence, Mr, Maitland—This is an. application to have accused transferred to jurisdiction of the Chinese Procurator. They are alleged to hat the one, acted as agent for the pur chase of, and the other as maker of six illegal chops carrying the following inscriptions, "Seal of the Commander of the Kia Safely Corps" and "Chief Field Officer of the Kiangsu Protectionary Corps." 1 would ask the Court to} order them. handed over, Mr, Chen then asked for remand until' Friday, saying that he was engaged in the case only a few hours before, Det, Sub-Inspr. Robertson—A re. prerontative of the Chinese auth-critics came to the Criminal Investigation Department on Sunday' morning and explained that these chops were being made in Morviss Village and wore to be used by the Revolutionary Army against 1 Chinese in. power here. It was! ascertained that the shop wns situated at 902 Taku Road. I went! there and saw the second accused, who admitted that he was the pro: prietor and that he had made the chops purporting to be for the Kiangsu Army. He was to be paid '$3.75 for the six chops which had been ordered on Saturday. For! Some reason the purchasers: that the wording was wrong an: would have to be changed, which the did and the purchaser thought that he might return late in tie! day to buy some red ink. I placed Chinese detective on duty there and he arrested the other one during! the afternoon.
The Court ordered that they be handed over to the representative Present, who had a despatch warrant,
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