CO129-154 - Public Offices - 1871 — Page 91

Hous

of Commca

Admira

Agenti

We

would oberve that

the question is raised in the Telegram whether the pirates can now be brought to trail _ it was not stated whether

on the charge

Cou

of murder of

or perney, And with reference to

to refer

that point he was

air

opinion of the

1853 which

us to

of the Law Officers in

was

to be found in

In Forsyth's book page 22.9, and

to our

observations.

upon

that opinine our Report of the 20th February

last

and

to travoniet to no

copies

of the Depositions taken before the Police Magistrate at Hong Kong,

when the prisoner

was

The Chinese authorities

of

Murder

on

claimed by the charge

request

papers

And that he was to

we would take the

inte our

consideration & inform your Lorotahips

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An information for the pumpon

Carala

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at our earliest convenience what

should be returned to the

ano wer

question whether those pirates could be brought to trial,

In obedience to your

Lordship's Commands we have taken the papers into our con- Lideration have the honour to Report.

We

are

of opinion that the Chunice prisoners can be properly brought for trial before. Her Majesty's Supreme Court at Hong Kong for

piracy.

the

We are not informed

no te

provisions of the Hong Kong Ordinance N°2. of 1869 under which the information is stated to have been filed

on the Oecond occasion, hen it appears that the Chiet Justice decided that the second for the same offence

areat was

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