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followed in fact forthwith, as the Colonial Secretary in Hong Kong was informed by the German Consul General there in his communications of the 11th and 19th of March, 1902.
The German Commanders seem to have been influenced in their point of view by the circumstance that German Authorities are in general inclined, international courtesy and with the guarantee of reciprocity, to leave to the Commander of the ship the punishment of the companies of foreign men-of-war.
of Marine regrets the occurrence and will make every endeavour in his power to prevent the repetition of similar unpleasant incidents.
The undersigned &c.
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(Signed) Mühlberg.
in the case of offences committed on land. They were also influenced by the different signification attached in German and English law to the term Release against deposit of bail.
For German law does not call on the prisoner to make a specific promise to present himself again, as seems to be the case in English law, but only provides, for the eventuality of the accused withdrawing himself from trial, that his bail shall be forfeited to the public treasury.
The Secretary of State of the Imperial Ministry of