Show Manila Now Well Governed 6 It Is Asserted That Complete Order Prevails In the Filipino I City Improved System of ol olLand L' L Land Registration Judge James Ross Ross of the Court of First Instance of the Philippines Is at atthe atthe atthe the Raleigh Raleigh- in Washington on He went to the island in 1899 from Tacoma Wash where he had been an attorney attorney ney as captain of volunteers From f that position to governor of the province province f ince of Ambos In southern f Luzon and assistant general attorney-general and large judge were the successive steps won by his efficiency He has II his headquarters at Manila The judicial system of the Philippine Philippine Philip Philip- pine islands said Judge Ross to the t. t i Washington Post is Is working out successfully successfully suc sue oJ with nine natives and fifteen fifteen teen Americans on the Court of First Instance and three natives and four Americans on the Supreme court The first series of courts is about the same r. r as the state superior or district courts tin to the United States During the past b two or three years since the of peaceful conditions the number of criminal cases tried has de de- creased day To-day it is safer to walk at midnight lt in the streets of Manila thanIn than thanin in the streets of Chicago There wasa was a time when there were many maraudIng marauding maraud maraud- ing bands but they have been apprehended apprehended except possibly in cert certain ln districts die dis districts dis- dis In Samar and the people have settled down to abide by the laws of I the new regime Ordinarily they are quiet and passive in disposition indisposition The greater part of the business of the courts at the present time con 1 cerns terns land cases Under the old Spanish Spanish Spanish Span Span- ish system system for centuries an Intricate system of land registration was in vogue and therefore there is now much litigation over the settlement of titles This This This' is is being adjusted also through the court of land registration and the Torrens system Each title Is properly registered and simplicity pre pre- vails valls Though conditions are settled the administrative and judicial officers of the government find plenty to do The governors are mostly natives native I now |