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need not be & pressed" -

4 Chanda

The inhabitants of

I 5 The high seas in the

neighbourhood of Hong Kong

and the waters adjoining and within three miles of

The Chinese Coast, are day by day

not unfrequently

Irene of fregmen piratical

committed by them upon Chinese outrigns, of which generally

These crimes and often

A

attended with murder of

the

individuals, sometimes of these

& the

Crew & passengers numbering

and many of twenty

or More.

The perpetrators of such Offences have been from time to

time apprehended in the colony, and when the locality of the

crime is proved to have been

More

then three miles from The nearest Chinese territory, What The Supreme Court

has been in the habit of

hearing

Matter

and determining the

Charge as a case

of piracy

jure gentium. If the

Subjects residing within,

442

locality appears to be within

[Chinese]

limit, the Court

has dismissed the case for want of jurisdiction.

6. It has also happened

that junks captured by

on the high seas from Chinese privateers, and property taken

Colonial

and with articles the property by privateers from junks

Chinese resident in the Colony and taken,

He

high seas, have been brought

into Colonial waters

and

Found

in the colony,

Such cases the persons in

possession have been judged

A

Under Ordinance 1 of 1865.

section by and it is

of

The

Greatest importance to the Colony that some such power should exist to check the prevalence of

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need not be & pressed" - 4 Chanda The inhabitants of I 5 The high seas in the neighbourhood of Hong Kong and the waters adjoining and within three miles of The Chinese Coast, are day by day not unfrequently Irene of fregmen piratical committed by them upon Chinese outrigns, of which generally These crimes and often A attended with murder of the individuals, sometimes of these & the Crew & passengers numbering and many of twenty or More. The perpetrators of such Offences have been from time to time apprehended in the colony, and when the locality of the crime is proved to have been More then three miles from The nearest Chinese territory, What The Supreme Court has been in the habit of hearing Matter and determining the Charge as a case of piracy jure gentium. If the Subjects residing within, 442 locality appears to be within [Chinese] limit, the Court has dismissed the case for want of jurisdiction. 6. It has also happened that junks captured by on the high seas from Chinese privateers, and property taken Colonial and with articles the property by privateers from junks Chinese resident in the Colony and taken, He high seas, have been brought into Colonial waters and Found in the colony, Such cases the persons in possession have been judged A Under Ordinance 1 of 1865. section by and it is of The Greatest importance to the Colony that some such power should exist to check the prevalence of 10 | 76-IT & S 2454)
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need not be & pressed" - 4 Chanda The mohabitants of I 5 The high seas in the neighbourhood of stong kong and the waters adjoining and within there miles of The Chinese Coast, day the not unfrequently Irene of fregmans pinatical committed by himnae upon Chinese outraps, of which generally These crimes and often A attended with murder of the individuals, sometimes of these & th Crew a passengers numbeing I and mary of twenty or More. The perpetrators ofsuch Offences have been from time to time apprehended in the colony, and when the locality of the More crime is prone to have been Then Three miles from The neaush Chinese truiting What The Supreme Courts has been in the habit of hearing Matter and determining the Chat At a case. of piracy jure gentium. If the > } < Subjects resiclink in thiner, 442 locality appears to be wither [Chinese] mily The three limit, the Couch has dismissed the case for want of jurisdiction= 6. It has also happened that junks captured by on the high deas from Chinese privates, and property taken Colonial and with articles the peropanty by privates from, funks Chinese resident in the Colony and taken, He high deas, have been wound hair bathing s in the colony, Found and thin Such cases the persons in Friel angler possession have been Juishe A Under Ordinance 1 of 1865. section by and it is of He Greatest importance to the Colony that some such Rower should exist in one & check the prevalenen of 10 | 76-IT & S 2454)
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need not be & pressed" -

4 Chanda

The mohabitants of

I 5 The high seas in the

neighbourhood of stong kong

and the waters adjoining and within there miles of

The Chinese Coast, day the

not unfrequently

Irene of fregmans pinatical

committed by himnae upon Chinese outraps, of which generally

These crimes and often

A

attended with murder of

the

individuals, sometimes of these

& th

Crew a passengers numbeing I and mary of twenty

or More.

The perpetrators ofsuch Offences have been from time to

time apprehended in the colony, and when the locality of the

More

crime is prone to have been

Then Three miles from The neaush Chinese truiting What The Supreme Courts

has been in the habit of

hearing

Matter

and determining the

Chat At a case.

of piracy

jure gentium. If the

>

}

<

Subjects resiclink in thiner,

442

locality appears to be wither

[Chinese]

mily

The three limit, the Couch

has dismissed the case for want of jurisdiction=

6. It has also happened

that junks captured by

on the high deas from Chinese privates, and property taken

Colonial

and with articles the peropanty by privates from, funks

Chinese resident in the Colony and taken,

He

high deas, have been wound

hair bathing s

in the colony,

Found

and thin

Such cases the persons in

Friel angler

possession have been Juishe

A

Under Ordinance 1 of 1865.

section by and it is

of

He

Greatest importance to the Colony that some such Rower should exist in one & check the prevalenen of

10 | 76-IT & S 2454)

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