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that the right of succession
to immoveable property and
Bhabour
regards
the acquisition.
of it she be regulated by English, and not
by
Laws. Neither must
any
Chinese
or
English Subject be held
amenable for any
within
the Island of Hong Kong
for
any
imputed
crime to
any
there be
Chinese Tribunal
under Chinese Law. Again if
repugnant
any
Chinese Law
to those same
immutable principles of morality which Christians must regard as binding
21
on
themselves at all times
and in all places, the
enforcement of any
even
against
such Law
by the Chinese
must not be permitted
within The Queen's Dominions although the sentence should be pronounced by Chinese
Judges.
14 Passing
on to other
Copies of less moment and
contingency
we next advert
to the subject of
the
legal Revenue. It will
2017.
be easy
to raise a
large Revenue by
direct contributions. The