point now under consideration their Report
16 Lot altogether olour, for while the intro-
ductory portion of the Report contains passaĶES
to which paragraph 3 of LT. u's Note
suna ly refere, the actual defluition of
piracy which they give (119) olearly
oovers the pr sent case. It is as follows:
*Piracy occurs only on the high sea
"and consists in the commission for private
"eude of depredations upon propat. or acts
"ož violence against percous
10.
But however this may bo, His Lajesty's
Government stale without hesitation that Qu6e8
such as that of the "Irene" and the many similr
enses which have unfortunately occurred in
recent years off the coast of Jhina constitute
piracy according to intera tional law, and in
suport of this contention they will confing
themselves to quoting the opinions of five of
the most distinguished writers on international
law, two British and thre American.
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