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Show The cae of the Chinese women (prostitutes) ordered to be returned to China by the Supreme Court of California, Cali-fornia, was on trial yesterday before the U. S. Circuit Court in S.in Francisco. Fran-cisco. It is held by the counsel for the women that the decision ot the 8 Lite court is unconstitutional under the treaty in force between the United States aud China. As the question is a novel one, the decision of the Federal Fed-eral Court cannot be anticipated, but it will be unfortunate for the people of the Pacific coast it the right of the State to prevent tne admission of this class of women to our shores is not sustained, and the treaty which permits per-mits them to land Fhould be modified or repealed as soon as practicable. |