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m

ay be surrendered,

umbe

whether there is or is

not any concurrent

jurisdiction

The Imperial

Extractition Acto

however do

apply to the Frenty of Tientsin. The

surrender of

Criminals

Kony

in

Chinese

Kony

is governed

by the tocal Ordinances

and

1h 2 of 1850

We2 of 1871, and the legal Authouties above

referred to are conclusive

against any

surrender

where

where concurrent

jurisdiction exists.

2nd Quection.

While the Law

remains

as

abv ve

stated the Magistinte

is clearly bound, in cases of concurrent

Nconcurs

pirisdiction, rither

to discharge

the

accused if the evidence be insuf ficient or (as pointed out by the Privy Council Judgment)

to commit him for

at the Supreme

trimb

Const

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