The Archive · 1925

The Ezra Opium Prosecution

Finding by Mixed Cou:

Ezra a Turkish Subject and Court Therefore Competent to Hear Case: Attempt by Complainant's Counsel to Withdraw 'The- Centon Road opium ease tock a sensational turn in the Mixed Court on Friday last week, when the Court announced that the' Chinese Government had decided to refuse to recognize the claim on the part of the Spanish Consul-General to the right to confer ox-tra territorial rights upon persons other than Spanish subjects.

The proceedings were heard before Magistrate Kuan and the British Assessor (Mr. Martin).

Counsel engaged in the case are:—for the complainants: Mr. A. N. Fishman, M. clu Pac de Marsoulies and Dr. 0. Fischer; for the defendants: Mr, F. J. Schuhl and Mr. G. Sellett; for the police: Mr. Sydney Young.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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