CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5] — Page 378

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complaints. If the complaints were made in Canton, the British Consul might perhaps, under the 64th Section of the Order in Council, consider himself justified in issuing his warrant, although the party charged was not in his District. In that event, the warrant might be backed in Hongkong and the party arrested and sent to Canton for trial, where the witnesses, if in Hongkong, need not appear unless they liked, as the Provincial Court has only power to summon witnesses within its district. It might very probably, under the circumstances,

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be considered expedient that the trial should take place in Hongkong, in the immediate neighbourhood of the witnesses and of the place where the offence was charged to have been committed, and the Judge of the Supreme Court of China and Japan would, in all probability, upon a representation made to him to that effect by the Consul of Canton, exercise the power given to him under Section 67 and send the case for trial here. But the expense and delay would be such as to prevent this course being taken in any except serious cases, and the much integrity

Cous ingerity -> Cousin integrity or more likely "much ingenuity" or simply "the Consul's integrity", but sticking to the rule of not rephrasing, the closest correction is made.

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complaints. If the complaints were made in Canton, the British Consul might perhaps, under the 64th Section of the Order in Council, consider himself justified in issuing his warrant, although the party charged was not in his District. In that event, the warrant might be backed in Hongkong and the party arrested and sent to Canton for trial, where the witnesses, if in Hongkong, need not appear unless they liked, as the Provincial Court has only power to summon witnesses within its district. It might very probably, under the circumstances,

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be considered expedient that the trial should take place in Hongkong, in the immediate neighbourhood of the witnesses and of the place where the offence was charged to have been committed, and the Judge of the Supreme Court of China and Japan would, in all probability, upon a representation made to him to that effect by the Consul of Canton, exercise the power given to him under Section 67 and send the case for trial here. But the expense and delay would be such as to prevent this course being taken in any except serious cases, and the mu Cous ingerity

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complaints. If the complaints were made in Canton, the British Consul might perhaps, under the 64th Section of the Order in Council, consider himself justified in issuing his warrant, although the party charged was not in his District. In that event, the warrant might be backed in Hongkong and the party arrested and sent to Canton for trial, where the witnesses, if in Hongkong, need not appear unless they liked, as the Provincial Court has only power to summon witnesses within its district. It might very probably, under the circumstances,

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be considered expedient that the trial should take place in Hongkong, in the immediate neighbourhood of the witnesses and of the place where the offence was charged to have been committed, and the Judge of the Supreme Court of China and Japan would, in all probability, upon a representation made to him to that effect by the Consul of Canton, exercise the power given to him under Section 67 and send the case for trial here. But the expense and delay would be such as to prevent this course being taken in any except serious cases, and the mu Cous ingerity