"It is, however, clear from his wu evidence that he rendered no in procuring evidence or ing the whereabouts of the opium beyond making two sug-ions to his counsel, M. clu Pac dle Marsoulies, that the help of the police be invoked and that the help of the Anti-Opium Society be me voked, upon neither of which suggestions was a "Furthermore, he could have dered all assistance of this nature in his power, and obtained his re-without claiming to be a out being joined as a coand a ce-complainant with Mr. Dadunashvilli "It is clear that Mr. Dadunashvilli's motive in seeking Mr. Ezra's help at a cost, if the amount of the civil claim were recovered in full, of $65,000, faust be sought elsewhere, and the only explanation which' occurs to the Court is that it was in order to alter the conn of the Court, so that the ion for the issue of a warrant and the summons for immediate security might be made in chambers and before an Assessor who is less familiar with the way in which attempts are made to abuse the processes of the Mixed [Court than any of the Assessors who sit regularly in the Court, and have to be constantly on their guard against such attempts, Attempts at Blackmail "It would seem sHiat it was never intended that the case should ever come up for trial and that the only hope Mr. Dadunashvilli had of obtaining any help from the Mixed Court was by procuring the issue of a warrant and/or a summons for immediate security which would result in the partners of Gwan Ho Yeing placed under arrest in the hope that a sum would be paid in consideration of the proceedings being dropped.
"On the question whether Mr. Ezra believed that Mr. Dadunash-_ villa had a genuine claim.or not the Court: is not in a position to express any opinion, but as far as Mr. Dadunashvilli is concerned the criminal charge and civil petition can only. be explained on the as sumption that they form part of a scheme to blackmail the partners of Gwan Ho."
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