Interesting Point on Jurisdiction 'A curious point of jurisdiction was raised in the Mixed Court on Monday, when Yang Hong-sung who claims to be a naturalized Chilean subject was summoned for suing and conducting a Ibttery known as the Central China Savings Society without having pr. viously obtained a licence from th:
Municipal Council. The failed to appear.
and for the prosecution Yang was a Chinese bat that he had been registered at the Chilean Consulate in Shanghai in the early part of February. He believed that the defendant had been in Chile but that he had never become naturalized while in that country.
Mr. Fischer who appeared for the defence stated that the defendant was born in Chile and that his father was believed to be a Chilean On the point of the jurisdiction of the Court the Assessor (Mr. Martin) stated that according to Chinese law persons of Chinese birth' were' always held to be Chinese when they returned to Chi The case was therefore ordered be adjourned until Wednesday, "a fresh summons being issued.
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