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Original Decode
of a telegram from the
Governor
q
Dated
17th Any 196
Received in the Colonial Office at
on
1.35 AM. 18th Any 26.
Question has arisen of kunishment
for siracy
accompanied by unlawful
acts endangering
board o
The
lives
In
the
achal
و
bersons
case
on
five
Ressons
were
and
have
brown over board
disappeared o
The view
here
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is
ihal
This is punish.
able with death
under
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and
I Victoria Chapter 88. Section 2..
has Doubt
whether this view
been expressed
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is
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regard
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words. In case
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such offence
offence had in Expland
been committed
in 12 and 13.
Pag
Pag
GENTIUM Cannot
be
and
The
words
Quoted
Victoria Chupter 96 Section 20
The argument is
That piracy
JURE
Committed in England
mush
we
Construed as
meaning
" In case mach
Constituting such
offence had been
committed in England "9
و
and if
The
act of
The present
esen!
Case had
been
Committed on
land
in
Eryland the
Ofence would not
he
carital & This
argument
has
heen
answered by
pointing out that piracy JURE GENTIUM
committed in the Bristol (hannel
legally England
Could
Le
which is legally
Rex
Versus Cunningham
See
o
Request
that the opinion of the Law Officers of
he Crown
be
там
obtained.
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