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and other Foreign entries. The other Clauses of the provision of the Bill give the power of seizing and forfeiting any Foreign Ship coming within the description of a "Chinese Passenger Ship" when on the High Seas, if it be proved that she has cleared out from a Port within British jurisdiction in China, and has violated the provisions of the proposed Bill.
This assumption of jurisdiction and authority is not supported by any principle of International Law; it cannot be expected that any Foreign nation would acquiesce in it, unless it were founded on treaties previously made between Nations for the purpose of reciprocally checking the disruption of and an undue exercise of jurisdiction and authority. We cannot therefore recommend that these last mentioned provisions be allowed to remain in the Bill.
(Signed) I. M. Hamilton. (a) 22. Cockburn
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and other Freign (antries.
the other Clups of the provision of the Bill give the power
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seiring and forfeiting any
any Freys This coming inthen the description of a "Chrise Passenger Shift" when on the High Seas, if it le
proved that the has cleared out
Port witten Bitech
of any
Sumidation hi China, and
has violated the provisions of the proposed Mill.
This apumption of Sumduction and authority is list the Sufferted by any pinciple
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International Law; #cainst-
Recapfected that
any Freyn hation. would guild obedicine bit, hilips it were founded as in the case offlace ships, who treaties brevesinsly made between Nation's for the purpose of reciprocally
beach ather this
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authority. We cannot therefore
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that these last mentined provisions be allowed tremam In the 1Bell.
best. I. Marding. (a) 22. Cockbur
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