"Since the last hearitig the Spanish Consul has claimed interest and the Eritish Consul hae also claimed interest and in accordance with the settled practice in this Court, bused on the rulings of the Consular Holy, the result of these developments that the Spanish and Briti sessers will sit with Magistrate Kuan for the hearing of this case when the ease comes before.the Court to-morrow."
An application was made in the Mixed Court on Monday before Mr. Martin and Magistrate Kuan by Mr. clu Pac de Marsoulies, who re-[quested the Court to allow counsel to withdraw from the proceedings. Me. clu Pac de Marsovlies also. asked that Mr. N. E. B, Ezra, the com plainant, be brought tothe Court to make an application on his own: behalf.
The Assessor (Mr. Martin) said] that the Court refused to allow Mr. clu Pac de Marsoulies to with-! draw, but said they would make an erder for Mr. Ezra to be brought, to Court.
The case was adjourned for a short interval to allow Mr. Ezra to be brought from the Foreign Gaol where he has been detained. On his arrival in Court complainant was placed in the witness box and seid that he had come to inform the Court that owing to a disagreement with Mr. clu Pac de Marsoulies he wished appoint another lawyer in his place.
The Assessor—We will no: allow, you to dispense with the servic of Mr. clu Pac, We refuse pei mission for Mr. do Pac to wi Mr. clu Pac pointed out to the Court that the refusal to allow him te withdraw placed him in a very awkward position.
The Assessor in reply said that Mr, clu Pac had been engaged on the case for some considerable time and was familiar with the facts of the case. Tt was quite possible thay the Court would want to ask Mr.
Pac what instructions he hed been given by Mr. Ezra.
Mr. clu Pac—My intention was to come to-morrow and answer any Anti-Opium Efforts, at 5 Per Cent, The case advanced a further stage on Tuesday, when a statement ws made explaining Mr. N. E, B, Ezva's connexion with the affair.
At the outset, the British Assess or (Mr. Martin) announced that the Spanish Assoseor had decided to refrain from exercising his right to sit as an assessor in the case, and the proceedings would accord ingly be heard by himself and Magistrate Kuan, They had also colded to permit M. clu Pac de soulies to withdraw from the case, Mr. G. D, Musso intimated that he had been instructed to appear behalf of Mr. Ezra, and he was riven to understand his appearani was to be objected to.
Mr. G, Sellett, appearing for the recused Chinese in the dock, rose make the antici this being that Mess Fischer had received tw Tls. 500 for services rendered to the accused in connexion with this case, In these circumstances, Mr. Sellett suggested they could not turn round now and represent the prosecution, no matter which repreintative of the firm rendered: he inner service to accused, Mr. Musbo's answer to. the ube Jeetion was that accused approuched his firm regarding his elain Chilean nationality, and was vised not to claim a citizenship which he was not entitled, He paid for the services rendered.
The Assessor over-ruled the oh-Jection, observing that the court did not wish to hamper Mr. Ezra in any way. They did not want to go into the question of the Tis, 500 fee, questions put by the Court, but i X: which would seem to have been rather easily earned if the question quite impossible for me to con-was that of the accused's claim 20 duct the case if the Court allows another lawyer.
Twill assist with, Chilean nationality, Mr. Musco—Counsel is bound to pleasure and supply any information believe what his client tells him, you may want, but I cannot conduct The Assessor—Then your credulcare for a client who does not want me any more. mont be rather stretched, Mr, The Assessor—We will allow any-Mr, Musco—As {o the fee being Lady to help you but we do not "easily earned," what was done is allow you to withdraw.
Mr, Ezra then asked that he be rot before the Court, and the Court ig not therefore in a position to allowed the facility of communieat-1g with Mr. G. D. Musso, whom he judge.
shed to represent him in the case: Optum and Conspiracy Mr. clu Pac applied to the Court Proceeding to make a states vent to allow Mr. Ezra to be released on lon behalf of Mr. N. E. B. Ezra, the signing of a bond, saying that Mr. Musso began with a reference complainant was unable to find to the unfortunate wrangling which security for s0 great an amount as had taken place on the subject of had been ordered by the Court. As his nationality, adding that now Ezra was not a defendant in! the atmosphere was cleared. Ie cease he asked the Court to con-proposed: now briefly to show what sider a reduction of bail. was Mr. Ezra's position in the case The Assessor said that the whole end what the prosecution was based object of putting Mr. Ezra on en, Mr. Ezra had been connected security was to assure his apnth the Anti-Opium Society and pearance. The Court would accept had done work in th About Ceah oF shop security, but would not June last year he was into the question of anybody lon behalf of a Georgian named fgning a bond. The Court however agreed to reduce the bail to Tls. 20,000.
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