and Heroin Joseph Maria Souza, an unten agnized foreign broker' of Chapei, whose nationality is causing the police considerable trouble, was charged before Dr. F. Ramondino and Magistrate Zau in the Mixed Court on Saturday morning, with between June. 25 and July 1, 1926, Shanghai unlawfully' entering to negotiations for the sale of mor-hia and heroin, contrary to Articles 4/1 and 7 of the law governing offences relating to morphine © and promulgated by presidential attempting to obtain certain sums of money by means of false pretence: vis:—By falsely representing that he could manufacture synth tic opium, contrary to Articles 383, jond 388 of the Chinese Provisional Criminal Code." A' further charge was preferred against the accused on Saturday, this reading "that on November 19 and 20, 1025, he did unlawfully obtain $2,800 from "one B, Perkins by falsely pretending that he could procure an opium cure, contrary to Article 882 of the Provisional Criminal Code." At the last hearing Mr. Tycho Wing, for the defence, asked for a remand order that he might send to Hong-Yang for certain papers which would prove accused's British nationality. These, however, have not been received and so Mr. BT. Maitland, the Prosecuting. Solicitor, asked for a further remand and that the ease should be brought to, the attention of the British Assessor, scoused having claimed British nationality. The Portuguese Consul-General had declined to. recosrize accused as one of his nationals, The case remanded for hearing by "the British Assessor on Wednesday.
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