Ar. Rodger-—When this mar father was in Court, according tol the Court's records, he was a Ning-_ po man. If the Court passes th judgment, allowing the plaintiffs nationality, it is setting a_vory dangerous' precedent which I am sure should not be*followed. His father was not a-Brazilian and this record proves it. (The file of the! Chinese civil case 7145 was then handed in). T ask the Court to re-for the matter to the Consular Body or the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs. It is not right that the man should change his nationality! within one year. The Court records prove that the plaintiff? lied to his counsel when he said that his father was a Brazilian subject. The Plaintiff cannot speal the Brazilian Tanguage, he does not know where! Brazil is, and certainly he has never been there. The same applies to his father. Plaintiff has deliberately tied in this Court when he says that! he is a Brazilian aad not a Chinese, when, as a matter of fact, he is sub-Jeet to the jurisdiction of this Court. The Court will note that the de-cases mentioned, In filed answer he admits this and has never, until the.present, taken the trouble to deny it. We have proved that his father was a Ningno man and I think that the plaintiff should be locked up for contempt of Court. He evidently obtained tis certificate of naturalization as Brazilian citizen by means of fraud.
Mr. Kiang:—Mr. Rodger accuses!
t of making false statements, but it is quite possible for him to be naturalized since then.
Mr. Kiang:—Mr. Rodger accuses my client of making false state ments but it is quite possible for he naturalized within 2 dai T know that plaintiff was a Chinese citizen in 1920 but it is quite, possible for him to be naturalized since then.
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