According to the defendants' contention, the mission should be under the Italian authorities' jurisdiction because the Procuration was founded by a Roman citizen. Did it therefore follow that Christians should be under Jewish jurisdiction, ' since Christianity was founded by Christ, a Jew? The nationality of the procurator, he submitted, did not affect the nationality of a Spanish Mission; the property, in the event of his death, would go to the mission, not to his heirs, Dr. Fischer, in reply, said that he would have to ask for an amended petition, as Mr. Yangs facts were somewhat different from those in the petition, He had received his instructions from his client and if the property had not been let to the Japanese, he was glad; but, anyway, the property was being held by the Japanese and plaintiffs should have notified the defendants to that effect, He asked the court to warn Counsel for the plaintiffs not to make any high accusations against the defendants and said he would go into Mr. Yang's contentions at the next hearing.
Judge Lih, adjourning the case to 9.30 a.m, on September 23, suggested it would be advisable for counsel to have their respective clients in court at the next hearing, because they would then be able to clear up points of which counsel were not in possession of complete knowledge.
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