Last Friday morning at the visional Court Captain Clarke, Director of Criminal telligence, made an application for the disposal of the gambling paraphernalia ete,, seized by the police when they raided 15t¢ Bubbling Well Road, 5 Yates Road and 30 Love Lane last Sunday afternoon Fudge Liang Love heard the a plication, and Dr. O. Fischer appear-fed for the tenants of the houses Dr, Fischer protested against application, and declared that the teams were not subject to the Jurisdiction of the Court bei Mexican citizens, by name J. Alvarez and Jose Santana.
Asked if he had a power of a torney, Dr, Fischer said he had not, but would procure one. He added the case up he propriate consul authorities, and he understood that. the Consul was taking the matter up with the Shanghai Municipal Council. Other nationalities than Mexican were involved und the Spanish Consul had taken the matter up with the Council. Mexico still held extraterritorial rights and, therefore the Court could not exer Dr. Fischer said he was ubjecting to Chinese jurisdiction in this ease, If the police had found gambling being conducted on the premises then they should have made a complaint to the proper authorities, and therefore, the application should be adjourned, Captain' Clarke pointed out tha* he was merely making an applicntion for the disposal of the property seized, for guards could not be kept on the premises indefinitely, Dr, Fischer contended that the warrant had been obtained in an gal manner and that the Court had been misled, the fact that the tenants enjoyed extraterritorial rights not having been disclosed.
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