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MARITIME-continued.

Subject

OFFENCES And OffendERS-continued.

107

Date.

Vol.

No.

Piracy-continued.

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Definition of "Piracy Rs mentioned in the Ash-

burton Treaty.

9 Jan. 1874

12 May 1863

I.

180

Hong Kong Bill of 1876. Jurisdiction of Supreme

Court.

18 May 1877

III.

III.

3

136

Scuttling.

1 July 1863

I.

193

MARITIME-continued.

OFFENCES And OffendERS continued.

Murder.

Prisoner charged with Murder of Officer of Con-

federate War Steamer.

Unsafe and inexpedient to land him at Bermuda until he can be handed over to the Con- federate Government.

Release advised in consequence of the refusal of the United States Government to allow one of H.M. ships to take him within line of blockade to Confederate port.

Murder of British Subject on board American Vessel. Request to American Government for the appre-

hension of offenders.

Murder on board British Ship in the Bay of Naples.

Sentences passed by Maltese Court

Murder of Native of Belize by Foreigner on board British Ship in Bay on the Coast of Spanish

Honduras.

Mutiny.

Competency of the Magistrates and Courts of British Honduras to try the murderer under the Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act, 1847.

Mutiny on board American Vessel.

Cape Authorities brought the mutineers into Table Bay, detained them in prison, and illegally handed them as prisoners to Ameri- can war steamer.

Mutinous Sailors on board American Vessel.

Application of American Consul at Hong Kong for their detention and delivery to him to be sent to America for trial.

Mutiny on the British Ship “Satsuma

Overloading of Passenger Steamers.

Application of Hong Kong Ordinance to Foreign

Vessels.

British Vessels carrying Chinese between Chefoo

and Chinese and Russian Manchuria.

Piracy.

Need for Naval Officers after each expedition to take the Judgment of the Vice Admiralty Court as to whether the persons attacked or any of them were pirates.

Trial for Piracy of Lieut. Seely and others concerned

in the seizure of the "Chesapeake "

Power of the Hong Kong Court to deal with Piracy

in Chinese waters.

Hong Kong Ordinance for trial of Piracy

Do.

Do.

do.

do.

11 May 1871

II.

710

2 Aug. 1873

II.

843

14 April 1897

V.

བ

137

27 March 1860

I.

11

7 Aug. 1867

II.

474

30 July 1874

III.

34

22 Oct. 1875

ITI.

74

14 Feb. 1894

V.

52A

16 Aug. 1894

V.

71

13 June 1860

I,

22

18 March 1865

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318

19 July 1865

352

28 June 1866

II.

417

29 Nov. 1866

440

Special Tribunal...

18 March 1867

II.

461

Amending Ordinance

8 Feb. 1868

II.

493

12 Oct. 1868

532

4 Aug. 1868

II.

525

20 Nov. 1868

II.

540

21 Aug. 1869

II. 595

1 Oct. 1869

II.

601

30 June 1870

II.

647

25 May 1871

713

716

29 July 1871

17 Aug, 1871

721

724

Disarmament of Chinese Junks

Trial at Hong Kong of Chinese Pirates captured by

British Cruisers,

Detention of the "Telegrafo" at Tortola on the allegatior of the Dominican Government that she was a Pirate

***

Trial of Chinese Prisoners by Hong Kong Supreme

Court for piracy.

15 June 1871

5 July 1869

6 Aug. 1869

1 Oct. 1869

BEE

{1. 578

II. 588

II.

603

24 Sept. 1860

.1.

35

130

15 Dec. 1864

I.

289

3 Sept. 1866

II.

425

7 Nov. 1868

II.

337 A

23 Dec. 1868

[ 22 Jan. 1869

20 May 1869

EEE

II.

II. 11.

543 550

562A

30 July 1874

111.

34

Case of the "Hope."

Depositions...

Claim of Witness for the Crown to expenses Proposal to transfer trial of persons implicated

from Gibraltar to England.

Miscellaneous.

Seizure of British Vessel at Genoa.

Persons detained at Malta on charge of piracy, robbery, and breach of Foreign Enlistment Act to be released.

Seizure of United States Mail Packet.

By persons obtaining access thereto as passengers French Subjects convicted of Offences on board Ship. Application of French Consul at Galle for their

detention in the local gaol.

Crimes at Sea by Foreigners on board Foreign Ships.

Powers and duties of the Maltese Courts.

Riot on board Messageries Maritimes Steamer at

Hong Kong.

Clair of French Consul to exclusive jurisdiction Arrest of sailors on board...

Persons charged with Offences on the High Seas.

Cannot be brought to England for trial. Taey must be tried in the place of apprehension, Foreign Sailor committing Offence on board Ship.

Can be tried by British Consul at Chinese Treaty Port under the 263th section of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1554, provided it is done with the express or implied sanction of the Govern- ment of which he is a subject.

Offences un board Malta registered Ships outside

Malta.

...

Malta Ordinance dealing with British Subjects accused of Offences on the High

Seas.

in Council Order Pacific

Provisions

in

relating to.

OWNERSHIP OF VESSELS. REGISTRATION.

Grant of British Register to vessels registered at Charles-

town under the Confederate Government Disqualification of native of Heligoland to own British Ship through taking the Oath of Allegiance to the Free State of Bremen.

Ships of Natives of Cyprus

MI

Grant of Chinese Registers by Chinese Coneul at

Singapore to vessels owned by Chinese. Qualification for ownership of British Ships and condi-

tions of Registration.

31315r

2 Nov. 1874

III.

41

16 July 1875

III.

64

3 Jan. 1877

III.

121

127 Nov. 1865

12 March 1866

II.

31 Jan. 1871

II.

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I.

371

897

685

21 March 1879

III.

196A

17 April 1902

VI.

142

Feb. 1905

VII.

4

6 Nov. 1906.

VII.

48

13 Sept. 1880

111.

237

26 Jan. 1888

IV.

110A

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