CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3] — Page 344

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Stad it seems from this Ish.. that dirt. 8. is in

" Leaupul ulation, with the authorities of the district I

Lion

immediately adjoining

Hon May 6

Mr Lubouchere

It is perfectly clear that

the intention of the ordinance referred to by si J. Bowring &

is limited to bonâ

zi.

Fide Chinese Fffenders Taking Refuge Hongkong (see

Preamble

Victoria,

Hongkong,

The Bt. Honble

Governor Sir John Booring

H. La boucheve, I. P.

28 February, 1857.

Received

AAI.

the Chinese Authorit

73 Chinese Pirate's to

Reporting delivery of

Kowloom.

Now it is clear that?

these Pirates were quilty of

the act charged against them either in the

"Waters of the Colony - On the high seas

the

or in Chinese waters - In the two first case, 3

offences were legally coquizable before the Supreme Court of Hong Kong &

legally authorise the

cited, not

handing

aromatic

а

over the men to the Chinese Authorities. The more consider this

The

worse the case appears tons.

I quite concur -

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Shast 2 your deeph

1:41 of 28 Febs lact, in

which you inform

me,

test

mider the provisions of the Mrdinance 12 of 1881, Jou

had caused with delivred

over & Certain Chinese

Authorities 73 Primers

recently captured by h Revel Officer of Whathit. “hezer" and

Auckland

2. I explanation of guer

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