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The Hongkong Police

Police were

in they wrong for the third trime

more properly

cado

Comes

within the decision in the man

の

The Tigre. The last despatch

to the God? ottingkong in that case

in should be referred to before be taken in this

any

ayre

tah can

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SD 20 Die J. Pansepte

900245

70

16241/69 751-5805-10731,

in 2 Bamor eslames herewith.

Gur. 20

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The point in question is whether

the Vessels of the "Messageries" Entitled under art. I of the Postal Convention to the privileges of

gwar.

men

These vessels are

" Subventionnés par l'état " and the Letter addressed to the £.0.

by the Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne, (20 heay 1069 7.0. Hongkong 5005.)

seems to

The reply.

only

que

unanswerable.

however of Lord Clarendon admits these vessels to be within

the scope of the Poorlege concended for " provided they

art

conveying Correspondence"

actually

question open

whether one

of

This leaves

do These Vessels at anchor

in Hongkong Harbor, awaiting

Departure & the Shipment of

and therefores

not." actually

the date Mails

onveying.

correspondence" is

privileged.

en

is not

475

In the subsequent case however the "Ava" the Law officers reported

subsidized that Vessels which are

French

by the French Goot for the com of Correspondence between & English Ports are 5th Article

д

within the

The Postal Conventions

and therefore that the avan was privileged from arrest in a suit of Damages/collition) under the Wanant of the nice Admiralty Court.

The

Article & decide

at

8.0. 10731 Vessels "" shall be considered in question

d treated as

Vessels

of

war

t

Entitled to the same honors & privileges."

It follows therefore,

tion of the sanction

which can obtained,

that, without

The French Consul

always be readily The Hongkong

Police

have no right to board one

Vessels under any

of these

Cucustances

including

the

case of Murder suggested by

Insaustive the Co. Sec. in his reply to the Consul.

concerned

per.

Mr Deave the Captain Supe of Police was Sonally in the thes Privilege the Tigre

eù

the case

well as

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