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Peking to Lhasa : vol.1 | |
北京からラサへ : vol.1 |
THE START FROM PEKING 13
In the face of the old official opposition, he had
established law courts on the modern system. In
the higher court at least five trained judges sit,
whilst in two minor courts for lesser offences there
are three judges. Altogether there are in the
Province nine judges trained on modern lines, and
they form a court of appeal.
The court-houses are on modern lines, with
raised benches for the judges, tables on either side
for the opposing advocates, and railed-in seats on
either side for the spectators. And instead of
having to kneel, as in old times, the defendant is
allowed to stand.
There are law courts in other Provinces, but few
have such an enlightened Chief Justice as Mr.
Hsü to direct them. If only all courts in China
were directed like this, one of the greatest scandals
in the country would be removed.
Another innovation at Taiyuan is a small
modern garden with a lake and a building like a
church, in which moral lectures were given weekly
on Sundays. Officials from the governor down-
wards used to come to these lectures, but the
practice has been gradually falling off.
Leaving this progressive city on March 7
with one four-mule open cart and two two-mule
Peking carts, Pereira was delayed one and a half
hours at the start because carts were not allowed
to go over the modern roads of the city. Eventu-
ally leave from the Police Commissioner was
obtained and he proceeded on his way. On the
following day he was able to do 35 4 miles. The
mules did not look much and were uncared for
and dirty. But even on the wretched Chinese
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