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in the neighbourhood of the Harbour of Hong Kong and was means coaled by from the Fort.

this of cargo boats

I have this day been informed was at anchor that the Wyoming within 200 yards from Green Island whilst the point of British Territory nearest to Green Island is distant one mile and three quarters of a mile. If this be so the Wyoming anchored in the "neighbourhood" of the harbour of Hong Kong but actually in British Waters

and although it is not stated that she was seen coaling at that time the probabilities are that she was also within British Waters when she so coaled. Indeed the complaint made by Mr Milson before W.W. Whyte assumes that the Wyoming

# was within British Waters when the boat was stolen.

by the coolie who was engaged in the act of coaling, otherwise, W.W. Whyte obviously had no jurisdiction.

I understand that when the "Wyoming" coaled from the Port in April last she was lying in Lyemoon passage then being nearer to Chinese than to British Territory. That difference in law from

therefore is

the case

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327 in the neighbourhood of the Harbour of Hong Kong and was means coaled by from the Fort. this of cargo boats I have this day been informed was at anchor that the Wyoming within 200 yards from Green Island whilst the point of British Territory nearest to Green Island is distant one mile and three quarters of a mile. If this be so the Wyoming anchored in the "neighbourhood" of the harbour of Hong Kong but actually in British Waters and although it is not stated that she was seen coaling at that time the probabilities are that she was also within British Waters when she so coaled. Indeed the complaint made by Mr Milson before W.W. Whyte assumes that the Wyoming # was within British Waters when the boat was stolen. by the coolie who was engaged in the act of coaling, otherwise, W.W. Whyte obviously had no jurisdiction. I understand that when the "Wyoming" coaled from the Port in April last she was lying in Lyemoon passage then being nearer to Chinese than to British Territory. That difference in law from therefore is the case

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in the neighbourhood of the Harbour of Honghong and was

means

couled by from the Fort.

this

of cargo boats

I have this day been informed

was at anchor

that the Wyoming within 200 yards from Green Island whilst the point of blines Territory nearest to Green Island

is distant one

mile and three

سرکم

was not

only

quarters of a mile. If this be so the Wyoming anchored in the "neighbourhood "of the harbour of Yonghong but actually

in British Waters

and although it is not stated

that she was

seen

coaling

at that time the probabilities

aro

that she was also within British Waters when she so couled. Indeed

the complaint made by Mr Milson before WW = Whyte assumes that the Wyoming

was within British

Waters when the bolt was stolen.

by the bookie who was engaged in the act of coaling, otherwise, W? Whyte obviously had no jurisdictions.

I understand that when the

"Wyoming coaled from thew Port in April last she was

lying in Lyemoon passage then being

weaver to Chinese than to British

case

Territory. That different in Saw from

therefore is

the

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