and certain witnesses.

xvere

produced by them in support of their Case .

Mr Brereton Allorney-at-

Chinese Government

Jaw

appeared

on

behalf of the

lo

support

the claim

of

<

live Mandarins.

rendition, and

subordinate

rank attended at the Magistracy)

during each hearing. The

prisoners

were

committed

finally.co.

for trial at the Supreme Court

of this Colony instead

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rendition Wavant; and such

obviously the Magistratio

proper and only

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if it

can be shewn that wherever

a

there is concurrent jurisdictio

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the tribunal of the Country' in which the prisoner is

first

arrested should be first resorted,

lo.

Ms the evidence procceded.

it became manifest that :-

(α) the prisoner, if quilty,

high less

had committed the crime

of

piracy jure gentium

...

which is not an

offence within the meaning) of Ordinance 2 of 1871 . ( Kwok

A. Ting's Case: £. R. 5 Privy

Council 199.).

(6) that there

against

wvere

offences

The Municipe

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