CO129-230 - Public Offices & Others - 1886 — Page 280

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without presuming to question the justice of this decision, I cannot refrain from pointing out to 4.2.

that the main points adduced in its support are that intimidation was used to procure the evidence of two of the witnesses – who are characterised as accomplices of the prisoner and that steps were taken for the Extradition of the accused for some months after the alleged crime

now in China there are no other means that I know of, short of intimidation of one sort or another, to procure the attendance of witnesses, and it may fairly be questioned whether ordinary intimidation for the purposes aforesaid can be regarded as much more than the Chinese mode of subpoena;

while to anyone resident in China the delay of a few months in preferring criminal charge will be matter neither of surprise

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279 without presuming to question the justice of this decision, I cannot refrain from pointing out to 4.2. that the main points adduced in its support are that intimidation was used to procure the evidence of two of the witnesses – who are characterised as accomplices of the prisoner and that steps were taken for the Extradition of the accused for some months after the alleged crime now in China there are no other means that I know of, short of intimidation of one sort or another, to procure the attendance of witnesses, and it may fairly be questioned whether ordinary intimidation for the purposes aforesaid can be regarded as much more than the Chinese mode of subpoena; while to anyone resident in China the delay of a few months in preferring criminal charge will be matter neither of surprise

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279 without presuming to question the justice of this decisim, I cannot refrain from pointing out to 4.2. that the main points adduced are that in its support intimidation was used to procure the evidence of two of the witnesses – who are characterised as accomplices of the prisoner and that steps were taken for the Extradition of the accused for some months after the alleged crime now in China there are Mo no other means that I know of, short of intimidation of one sont on another, to procure the attendance of witnesses, and it may fairly be questioned whether ordinary intimidation for the purposes aforesaid as much can be regarded more than the Chinese mode of subpoena; while to anyone resident in China the delay of a few months in preferring criminal charge will be mather neither of surprise Ch a

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without presuming to question the justice of this decisim, I cannot refrain from pointing out to 4.2.

that the main points adduced

are that

in its support

intimidation was used to

procure the evidence of two of the witnesses – who

are

characterised as accomplices of the prisoner and that

steps were taken for the Extradition of the accused for some months after the alleged

crime

now in China there are

no other means that I know

of, short of intimidation of one sont on another, to procure the attendance of witnesses, and it

may fairly be questioned whether ordinary intimidation for the purposes

aforesaid

as much

can be regarded

more than the Chinese mode of subpoena;

while to anyone resident in China the delay of a few months in preferring criminal charge will be mather neither of surprise

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