Mr. Master said he did not think the evidence was sufficient to warrant proceeding on the charge of importing opium, and his Honour agreed.
Referring to the charge brought under the Inland: Revenue Regulations Act, Mr. Master said there was also a difficulty in this connexion, and he would like the court to give a ruling as to whether or not the act applied in Shanghai and, if not, why. It seemed that, if the act did not apply to a British subject here, it would be possible for anyone to represent a Customs officer, though such an act was an offence at Home. It was a ques-of definition, whether a and $20, but both offers were refus-'! Customs officer here was the same
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