existence between England and
blima
would respectfully urge
what if them
1.
Cany
extradition
this colony to blijne which is
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from
extremely doubtful the whole of the
+
law that governs it is contained
in
the two Chongthong Ordinances above
referred to 2 of 1850 and 2 of 1871.
*
but before asking His Excellency, to
read these Ordinances in
the only way
they
can
be construed
we
would ask him to
call attention to the
case referred to by the Wodehouse when
giving his decision and
Levey a For to Sad we
committing
the
case of the Attorney General doughty & Kwok a ding which
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was decided in the Privy Council
on
appeal from the Supreme Court of this colony. In so far as this
case concerns
we
would
respectfully submit that the only point decided
by the Privy Council in that case
was
that the British authorities could
not claim rendition
of
persons accused
of an offence
(piracy jure gentium)
not triable
within
the jurisdiction
of
that was
punishable
under
our law
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within