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a felonious intention in any place where the bord Admiral hath jurisdiction, this is robbery and
piracy." The standard forme of indictments contained
in Archbold's "Criminal leading" include an allega-
tion of stealing. In the records of tais court
there are two interesting indictments to which i
nave drawn attention. They are connected with what
are locally know as the "Sunning" and the "hsiching"
piracies. Both indictments were laid under 1 Vict..
c.88, s.2. mich deals with certain violent acts
connected with the crime of piracy. The dis
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ing feature. between these two occurrences was that
in the case of the "Sunning the prisoners succeeded
in dispossessing the master and obtaining control
of the ship (which was subsequently retaken from them by the gallant action of the ship's officers) mile the attack upon the "Haiching" was foiled and the attackers at no time controlled the bridge. ine indictsent in connection with the "Gunning" was
filed in "arch, 1927, and that in connection witn
Both indictments
the “haicning” in February, 1930. Both indi
were filed by tas prosent learned Chief Justice,
zir Joseph reap, mo was taen Attorney General. He
charged the first set of prisoners with "Firacy
with assault wita intent to murder”. in the
particulars of offence he set out the acts of violence
and after so doing proceeded "and then and there
committed the crime of piracy in respect of the
said ship by steaing with force and violence the
said ship." By way of contract, the later indict-
ment allogad "ounding persons on board a ship
with