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of the service
of s
some process of the supreme
Court in a civil quit, made in ordinary
course at his Consulate, du
during
his
absence at Canton, and to which he
takes exception for the reasons stated at bugth in his letter of 11th instant.
sailor on
these
seas
It appears
board a
were
that some Chinese
Geruan vessel in
• found to have in their
sonu
possession smuggled opicim which
was
seized and deposited at the German
Convulate at Hongkong.
disappeared.
The sailors.
Two civil suits were then
instituted in the Supreme Court in
which
which the plaintiffs (Chinese) obtained
judgments against the defendants. (also Chinee). The Defendants failing to
the Court, write of
of the
eatiofy the decrees
execution were issued against them
and prohibitory order addressed to
Acting German Consul were served
the
at the Consulate restraining him from
delivering up
to the
defendants,
Ox
to
any persons, the opinu which was
detained at the Consulate hemmones
were
thereafter issued by the Supreme
Court calling upon the Acting German Consul to appear and show cause
why
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