otherwise he will run the risk of being nocused,
Co ote enoe more the language of LI, XU,
"a flagrant instance of the disregard f inter-
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"national law end the dictates of humanity." I
do not propose to spend time in discussing such
a contention, but I may point out first, that if
it be admitted, the prospect of suppressing piracy
off the coasts of China becomes remote, and
secondly, that it is entirely inconsistent with
Kr. When's invitation to the British authorities
to station a vessel at the entrance to Bias Bay
in order to intercept pirated vessels, since
such an invitation would have no meaning if the
vessel were forbidden to employ any means of
making her presence there effective.
16. In conclusion there is one considera-*
tion which His Lajesty's Government did not wish
to mention until they had dealt with the alain
on its merits. It is an elementary principle
of international law that where the municipal
courts of the state concerned afford a legal
remedy against the action complained of,
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