The "Ava" was carrying mails to Shanghai, but was so much injured that she had to put into the port of Amoy for repairs. Temporary repairs were there executed, sufficient at any rate to allow her to proceed to Shanghai, where legal proceedings might, had the owners of the "Roma" so elected, have been instituted against her in the Consular Court. This course, however, they declined to adopt, and they determined to arrest the "Ava" here on her return journey and to make the Nice Admiralty Court here try their case.
As soon as this decision became known to M. Conil, the principal Agent for the Messageries Maritimes here, he retained my services as Counsel for the "Ava" and telegraphed to his directors in France for instructions as to the course to be adopted. Their reply advised him not to consent to the jurisdiction of the Admiralty Court in Hong Kong, unless he was compelled to do so, but to leave the matter, if possible, to be tried in France.
My opinion was taken upon the point, and I advised M. Conil that although the "Ava"
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the
The Ava", was carrying mails is Shanghai, but was so
much injured that the had to put ints the port of Amoy for repairs.- Temporary repairs were, there exconted, sufficient at any rate to allow her
to proced to Thanghai, where legal proceeding might, had the
owners
of the "Roma" so electes, have been
instituted
against
her in the
Consular Court. This course however they declined to adopt, and they determined to arrest the "Ava " here on her return journey and to make the Nice. Admiralty Court here
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the form for trying their care..
As
soon as this decision became
Known to M. Conil the
principel Agent for the Mesageries Maritimes here, he retained my services ac Counsel for the "Ara" and telegrapher to his directors, in France
instructions as
to adopi
for
to the course he was
Their reply atered him
not to consent to the jurisdiction of the Admiralty Court in Toughing,
unles
he
was compelled
to do so,
but to leave the matter if popible
to be brick in France.
My opinion was accordingly
the point,
point, and Jadvisek
laken upon
M. Conil that although the Para-
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