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that you will move Lord

Lord Stanley

to have

the goodness to favour Lord Aberdeen

with his opinion

as to the Instructions

which, upon consideration of what

is suggested in my

other Letter and

in the report of the Law Officers, he

may

consider it advisable should

be addressed to Sir Henry Pottinger

James, Sir,

Your most obedient

humble Servant

A. d'A.

W. Nope.

See N° 202. For the

reasons assigned.

stant Letter and in this, it is clear that no

this problem is to be found.

purist solution

to

we do so we must expect and submit to be done by. British

to the Chinese jurisdiction

Subjects sojourning

their ports.

so we must allow

over Chinese

by

the Chinese to deny our jurisdiction: Subjects sojourning in Hong Kong. British Judges try British Offenders at Canton, therefore at Hong Kong Chinese Judges must.

try my Chinese Offender, British Law is enforced at Canton by the British Judge. Chinese Law must be enforced at Hong Kong by the British Judge.

But the Crown Lawyers

would no doubt

Lord Aberdeen would

distinguish between the case of crimes committed by settled Inhabitants

who had

will

not and

who had not domiciled there. It is

proposed to accomplish this in way

under certain

to exclude

any

Chinese from being induced to renounce their allegiance to the Emperor

the effect of rendering

which of the Treaty

(as it can be supposed) pretension of the Chinese Court to interfere about them. Or it is proposed that the Chinese at Hong Kong should continue to live under Chinese Law, the Native population of

Calcutta live under Hindu Mohammedan Law - the Chinese Law being administered at least at first by Judges selected or recommended by the Emperor.

This last adjusting

the whole question. I think that the distinction between alien and domiciled Inhabitants might

will be laid out of account, Chinese cases dealt with

and

that

every

committing a crime at Hong Kong would be

subjecting him to a Chinese Tribunal as then Established. His

easy enough to suggest difficulties

any

other

arrangement of such a question. But I

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that you will move Lord Lord Stanley to have the goodness to favour Lord Aberdeen with his opinion as to the Instructions which, upon consideration of what is suggested in my other Letter and in the report of the Law Officers, he may consider it advisable should be addressed to Sir Henry Pottinger James, Sir, Your most obedient humble Servant A. d'A. W. Nope. See 202. For the reasons assigned. stant Letter and in this, it is clear that no this problem is to be found. purist solution to we do so we must expect and submit to be done by. British to the Chinese jurisdiction Subjects sojourning their ports. so we must allow over Chinese by the Chinese to deny our jurisdiction: Subjects sojourning in Hong Kong. British Judges try British Offenders at Canton, therefore at Hong Kong Chinese Judges must. try my Chinese Offender, British Law is enforced at Canton by the British Judge. Chinese Law must be enforced at Hong Kong by the British Judge. But the Crown Lawyers would no doubt Lord Aberdeen would distinguish between the case of crimes committed by settled Inhabitants who had will not and who had not domiciled there. It is proposed to accomplish this in way under certain to exclude any Chinese from being induced to renounce their allegiance to the Emperor the effect of rendering which of the Treaty (as it can be supposed) pretension of the Chinese Court to interfere about them. Or it is proposed that the Chinese at Hong Kong should continue to live under Chinese Law, the Native population of Calcutta live under Hindu Mohammedan Law - the Chinese Law being administered at least at first by Judges selected or recommended by the Emperor. This last adjusting the whole question. I think that the distinction between alien and domiciled Inhabitants might will be laid out of account, Chinese cases dealt with and that every committing a crime at Hong Kong would be subjecting him to a Chinese Tribunal as then Established. His easy enough to suggest difficulties any other arrangement of such a question. But I
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that you will move Lord

Lord Stanley

to have

the goodnes to favour Lord Aberdeen

with his opinion

ar to the Instructions

which, upon consideration of what

is suggested in my

other Letterand

in the report of the Law Officers, he

Suay

consider it advisable shoulds

be addressed to Sir Henry Pottingen

James, Sir,

Your most obedient

humble Servant

Alle dinghind

W. Nope.

See N° 202. For the

165

reasons assigned.

stant Letter and in this, is Ishant dear that no

this problem is to be found.

pufist solution

to

we do so we must expect and submit to be done. dition mer British

Ao

wvc

dany to the Chinese jinisdictio

Sudyuts soyourning

ther porto.

sowe must allow

over Chinese

by.

the Chinese to deny to no jurisdation: Subjects sojourning in Hong Kong. Butish Judges try Bitish Offenders at Cautow, therefore at Hong Kong Chinese Juages must.

must my Chinese Offender, Buitish Lane is enforced at Canton by the British Judge. Chincor Low must be enforced at thong Kong by the thread Judge.

Avfor

thin

But the frown Lawyers

world ecom

no doubl

lobe and Lerd Aberdeen would

distingival betivien the love of frimes Committen by by sealed Inhabitants

sopren who had

will

not and

who had this do Marchkinge. It is.

proposed to accomplish this in way

au

under curtains

to cxclude

any

A.

be

a.x2

othe

Cakes In Chinese on to be induced to enounce their allegiance, to the Empern the effect of re

which of the Treaty

(an it` ca suppised) pretention of the Chrieve fort to interfere about them. Or it is proposed that the Chinese at Me Kong should continue to live under Chinese Law, the Native population of

Calcutta live under Tinder Mahoration Law - the Chinese Law being. administered at least at first by Judges actected or recommended by the Emperor.

the best way of

P

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tome

This last adjusting

the whole question. I think that the destination between lanarent and domiciled Inhabitants might

will be laid out of account, Chinees co best death with

aud

that

every

mmitting a frime at thingKing would be

sulyesting him to a chinese Tikunnal lobe them Established. His

lasy enough to suggest difficulties

any

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