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our own

claimed authority to try our subjects by British tribunals and by British law and the authority has

by Treaty. an Order in Council of the 9th March 1865 made under

been conceded to us

By

the authority of the acts of Parliament

6 and 7 Viet. c. 80 and 6 and 7 Viet. c. 94 provision has been made for the establishment of Courts in China and Japan and it has been declared " amongst other things (Section 4) that all Her Majesty's jurisdiction exerciseable in China for the repression

of crimes or offences committed by British subjects should be exercised under and according to the provisions

373

of that Order and not otherwise.

The Supreme Court of China

and Japan and the Provincial Courts constituted under that order would now have the sole original jurisdiction over offences committed

by British subjects on land in Chinese territory with the exception of offences committed by British subjects within the peninsula of Macao, of which offences by section 159 the Supreme Court of Hong Kong

is specially authorized to take cognizance. The Supreme Court of Hongkong has by section 104 jurisdiction

over certain cases of offences committed on vessels at a distance of not more than

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our own claimed authority to try our subjects by British tribunals and by British law and the authority has by Treaty. an Order in Council of the 9th March 1865 made under been conceded to us By the authority of the acts of Parliament 6 and 7 Viet. c. 80 and 6 and 7 Viet. c. 94 provision has been made for the establishment of Courts in China and Japan and it has been declared " amongst other things (Section 4) that all Her Majesty's jurisdiction exerciseable in China for the repression of crimes or offences committed by British subjects should be exercised under and according to the provisions 373 of that Order and not otherwise. The Supreme Court of China and Japan and the Provincial Courts constituted under that order would now have the sole original jurisdiction over offences committed by British subjects on land in Chinese territory with the exception of offences committed by British subjects within the peninsula of Macao, of which offences by section 159 the Supreme Court of Hong Kong is specially authorized to take cognizance. The Supreme Court of Hongkong has by section 104 jurisdiction over certain cases of offences committed on vessels at a distance of not more than 7
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our own claimed authority to try our subjects by British tribunals and by British law and the authority has by Treaty. an Order in Council of the 9th March 1865 made under been conceded to us By the authority of the acts of Parliament 6 and 7 Viet. c. 80 and 6 and 7 Viet.c. 7 94 provision has been made for. the establishment of Courts in China and Japan and it has been declared " amongst other things (Section 4) that all Her Majesty's jurisdiction exerciseable in China for the repression of crimes or offences committed by British subjects should be exercised under and according to the provisions 373 of that Order and not otherwise. The Supreme Counts of China and Japan and the Provincial Courts constituted under that order would to have the sole original now-deew -jurisdiction over offences committed by British subjects on land in Chinese territory with the exception of offences committed by British subjects within the peninsula of Macxo of which offences by section 159 the Supreme Court of HongKong is specially authorized to take The Supreme Court of Hongkong has by section 104 jurisdiction cades ·cognizance in certain on certain of offences committed vessels at a distance of not more than 7
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our own

claimed authority to try our subjects by British tribunals and by British law and the authority has

by Treaty. an Order in Council of the 9th March 1865 made under

been conceded to us

By

the authority of the acts of Parliament

6 and 7 Viet. c. 80 and 6 and 7 Viet.c.

7

94 provision has been made for. the establishment of Courts in China and Japan and it has been declared " amongst other things (Section 4) that all Her Majesty's jurisdiction exerciseable in China for the repression

of crimes or offences committed by British subjects should be exercised under and according to the provisions

373

of that Order and not otherwise.

The Supreme Counts of China

and Japan and the Provincial Courts constituted under that order would to have the sole original

now-deew

-jurisdiction over offences committed

by British subjects on land in Chinese territory with the exception of offences committed by British subjects within the peninsula of Macxo of which offences by section 159 the Supreme Court of HongKong

is specially authorized to take The Supreme Court of Hongkong has by section 104 jurisdiction

cades

·cognizance

in certain

on

certain

of offences committed vessels at a distance of not more than

7

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