, For his failure to appear in court the last hearing of a private Criminal prosecution brought against him by Yuan Ngoh-sung pharmacy owner, cha: him with obtaining foods to the value of ammroximately 0,000 by false pretences, an alleged Spaniard named Lizarraga has been arrested on a warrant issued by the First Special District Court.
Application for the warrant was made by Dr. S. Y. Yeh for the Chi-se complainant. During the hear~ ings of the case accused was released On his personal bond for $20,000.
Dr. O. Fischer for the accused sub mitted that Lizarraga was a Spanish citizen and contested the jurisdiction of the court, arguing that Spanish citizens enjoyed extrality rights in ina.
Dr. Yeh told the court that at one time a notice was issued by the Spanish Consul here stating that accused was not a Spaniard. Even assuming that he was, counsel argued. the Chinese National Government in 1937 had decided that Spanish citizens were amenable to the jurisdiction of Chinese courts, having abandoned their extrality rights. Dr. Yeh also pointed out that the Spanish Burgos Government had not been recogniz.à by China and emphasized thet there were no diplomatic relations between China an Spain at the present time.
According to the joint civil and criminal the quantity of saccharine Pharmacy by "subterfuge". The n hearing of the case has been set f October 2. xs
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