CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5] — Page 415

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prisoner.

This application immediately forwarded to the Magistrates who reported that the prisoner had in consequence been remanded upon the charge of committing crime on Chinese territory and that it would be necessary for the Chinese Authorities to send down witnesses to give evidence as to the alleged crimes.

Two witnesses having been sent down the Magistrate reported their arrival and requested that as several important questions of international character might arise in their opinion the Attorney General should be obtained before any steps were taken in the investigation.

This having been done the Attorney General suggested that the case should be gone into at once as the absence of sufficient evidence would cause all proceedings in the Chinese demand for rendition to fall to the ground. He advised however that notice should be given to the Portuguese Consul of the demand made by the Chinese, as in event of their objecting on the ground that the crime was committed in Portuguese Territory we could not decide any such question here.

Notice was accordingly

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prisoner. 6. This application immediately forwarded to the Magistrates who reported that the prisoner had in consequence been remanded upon the charge of committing crime on Chinese territory and that it would be necessary for the Chinese Authorities to send down witnesses to give evidence as to the alleged crimes. 7. Two witnesses having been sent down the Magistrate reported their arrival and requested that as several important questions of international character might arise in their opinion the Attorney General should be obtained before any steps were taken in the investigation. 8. This having been done the Attorney General suggested that the case should be gone into at once as the absence of sufficient evidence would cause all proceedings in the Chinese demand for rendition to fall to the ground. He advised however that notice should be given to the Portuguese Consul of the demand made by the Chinese, as in event of their objecting on the ground that the crime was committed in Portuguese Territory we could not decide any such question here. 9. Notice was accordingly

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prisoner. 6. This application. immediately forwarded to the_ Magistrates who reported that the prisoner had in. consequence been_ remanded upon the charge of comm chinese on territory itting crime and that it would be necessary for the Chinese Authorities to send down witnesses to give evidence as to the alleged crimes. 7. Two witnesses having been sent down the Magistrate reported - their arrival and requested that as -- several an arise I important questions of international character might the opinion of the Attorney General should be obtained before any steps taken in the investigation. 8. 413 were This having been done the Attorney General suggested that the ease should be gone into at once as the absence of sufficient evidence would cause all proceedings in the Chinese demand for rendition to fall to the ground. He advised however that: notere should be given to the Portuguese Consul of the demand __ made by the chinese, as in event of their objecting on the ground that the crime was committed in Portuguese Territory decide any 9. "we could not such question here. Notice was accordingly

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prisoner.

This application.

immediately forwarded to the_ Magistrates who reported that the

prisoner had in.

consequence been_

remanded upon the charge of

comm

chinese on

territory

itting crime and that it would be necessary for

the Chinese Authorities to send down

witnesses to give evidence as to the alleged crimes.

Two witnesses having been

sent down the Magistrate reported -

their arrival and requested that as -- several

arise

I important questions of international character might the opinion of the Attorney General

should be obtained before any steps

taken in the investigation.

413

were

This having been done the

Attorney General suggested that the ease should be gone

into at once as

the

absence of sufficient evidence would

cause all proceedings in the Chinese demand for rendition to fall to the ground. He advised however that: notere should be given to the Portuguese Consul of the demand __ made by the chinese, as in event of their objecting on the ground that

the crime was committed in

Portuguese Territory decide any

"we could not such question here.

Notice

was

accordingly

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