CO129-127 - Public Offices - 1867 — Page 422

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confess to understand where in

difficulty lies? _ The mere

British Nessel resorting

port renders

The

faret of

Jo

toors

M/

-Treaty

her in strictness bable to confisention by the Chinese Govt under

the XLVII article of the Streaty. Also if

British vessels unlawfully enter

tion - Treaty

Fort

or carry

a

ou clandestine

hade along the coasts of Chuid, they

are squally liable to this penalty. And

Vessel is found

1/ a Vessel

pers, the couns

in a non.

Treaty

of proving that she

there not unlawfully,

for

Au

ریقے

I have no doubt at all that the

of

infliction of the penalty for violation of

this section of the treaty is within the

competence of the Chinese Gour, otherurse

the confiscation would not be the act the Chinese God . (as is expressly prouded by the Treaty / buit- the act of the court- of whatever nationality it right be before which the offence was proved and by which the penalty

The

Consul's

was

decreed,

presence at the investi-

A

concession

to

ww

intawpl end; rests upon her owners;

and this, I have no hesitation

saying they entirely failed to do in

this case

ев

On

محمد

on was

investigation

the part of the Chinese

Authorities and is no

way necessary to

legalize their acts. But it was evidence of their willingness 10

farby

even with

CA

he Muried

a

aw

deal

Chinese subject when

vessel which had

been

permissed