On April 28 M, clu Pac de Mar-asked for permission to engaze Mr. G.'D. Musso in his ave and Mr. Musso had been reponsible for conducting it from that date, fore the Court was The accused admitted J.aving been in possession of the 180 chests ut opium and admitted having disposed of it. The question which the Court had to decide was when ther the opium was the property of Gwan Ho, a firm of which ae-cured is a member, or the property of Mr. G, Dadanashvilli and lawfully obcwined from Mr. Dadunashvilli by Gwan Ho, The Court had carefully considered li the evidence, both documentary ard oral, and was of opinion that the accused had shown securing a claim against the defendants and in return to receive five per cent. of whatever Mr. Dad tunashvilli recovered. This state:
is supported by documentary evidence and the Court is quite satisfied that he was at no time a Joint owner of the opium.
"Ar. Ezra states that the ai ance he was to render was in procuring evidence and ascertaining the whereabouts of the opium and that he was able to render thi sistance through his knowledge of the opium trade in Shanghai which he had acquired through his activities on behalf of the Anti-Opium Society.
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