Cross-examined by Dr. 0. Fischer, who appeared for the defence, wit: hess said that he acted on instructions from the Mixed Coury and the ctherlands Consul Geveral. Me did not have a Court order for the closing of the sil Counsel asked wines if he took recused to his wife in order to put her in charge of the shop. Witness replied that he conkd not do this his instructions were to take the scoused to the station and "not to ro on errands."
Counsel—On whose instructions ind on what authority did you close the shop?—Witn din reply that he got instructions to put a guard there, to which counsel torted that that did not mean close the shop. As a result of further questioning, witness: said that hie closed the shop himself, Dr. Fisher said that he would leave aside just now the question of the shop and the property, and would bring it up after the police had dressed the Court on the question of the charge itself, With reference to the question of extradition, counsel pointed out that the accused was a German, subject to Chinese law, and he would draw the Court tention to article 2 of the Chit Provisional Criminal Code, aceot to which Chinese criminal lied only to offences committed within the territorial limits of the Chinese Republic. It had clearly been shown that the offence of which accused was charged was alleged to have been committed in Java. The Court, submitted counsel, had no jurisdiction over the accused in the case. As far as extradition was concerned, counsel pointed out that thi stipulation, which did not appear in the Tientsin treaty between China end the Netherlands of 1863.
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