CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11] — Page 271

adding

a similar provision in reference to Chinese Criminals

excaping

hence to the Mainland. and by mutually

so far agreeing that so Hongkong the "lex loci criminis" should

as relates to

be that by which the Criminal should be tried.

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22. At present in the event

of robbery by a compradere, sewant, or confidential agent, such party, if he can make his escape to the mainland, and if the Authorities there take the trouble of tracing him,

with

cam

generally

of his

portion of the proceeds of plunder purchase immunity from the compt petty officials, who ought to arrest him.

23

Is

may

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be true that, whatever

might be fixed

as the h

place of his

trial, he could if caught equally

his

Aide

plunder for purposes of bribery, but

I am nevertheless strongly of opinion

that

a previous knowledge of his liability to recapture and trial here deterrent influence.

would have

a Aler

very

whilst the peried during which conuption might be available to purchase escape

or formal acquittal would be abbreviated.

24. It therefore

case

seems

to

<t

me

that the

· of Hongkong resembling as it does that of a foreign State

all its relations with China

now

in

མསྶཱ ཙ

altogether different from that of the