Dzing Kyunk-yuf the Chinese who several days ago was brought before the Mixed Court when his claim to Brazilian citizenship was investigated, appeared on Wednes~ morning before Mr, A. Is Martin, British Assessor, and Kuan Chun, Senior Chinese Mai trate, the charge against him being that he, together with one Yang Zu-sung, instigated and conspired with a Brazilian citizen to issue and to make a false private document, namely, a certificate falsely alleging that he, Daung Kyung-yui, was a Brazilian citizen, contrary to articles 244, 90, and 31 of the Chinese © Provisional" Criminal Code. Accused was arrested on the previous afternoon in the Mixed Court house of detention upon, fant. He had been kept thee fon account of his inability to Anice Tis, 80,000, immediate security, which the Court, recently ordered in comexion with a civil faction in which accused was named a defendant, 'The prosecution was conducted by Mr. E. T. Maitland, prosecuting solicitor, on' behalf of the Police, while Dr 0, Fischer was prevent for the defence, The case, said Mr, Maitland, was very simple, The defendant" had appeared before the civil court some days previously and had produc a certificate which emimed him as a Brazilian citizen. Upon being questioned by Chief Inspr. J. By Wheeler, the Acting Registrar, accused made "a statement to the effect that he had been robbed by soldiers Inst year and his friends had advised him to become fa Brazilian citizen, He admitted how he had come to the possession the certificate of citizenship, and his statement had been witnessed by several people, The Assessor remarked that this of changing one's ly carried out by, people wha wished to avoid obligations or dear in opium.
Mr. Maitland mentioned that a man named Yang, who had not been arrested, had helped him. Counsel then called Chief Inspr.
Reeves, to give evidence of the arrest. Dr, Fischer objected, and said that the best course would be fo remand the care, because the Brazilian Consul might claim jurisdiction.
The Assessor said-there was question of jurisdiction. The Brazilian Consul might claim an interest inthe ease, but-he could not claim juris At this juncture the case was remanded until Friday, and the a cused was ordered to be kept in the house of detention. The Magistrate thought that it_was possible that the Brazilian Consul might in claiming an interest, bue sul might claim an interest too. The Gongaier Body, ded the Auteaor ieermed itr matters of this, Meet obtrid of Santon, Marnbal jun' Chuan-fang says: that 3 oininencemént of hostilities the" number of outlaws depredations: have been in"the increase, -These, he. says,
sasts' of a° serious criminal na~ he suppressed and" in future ture are to be referred to him.
audh Pettons deserve, the treme penalty, they will be shot.
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