CO129-230 - Public Offices & Others - 1886 — Page 351

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that the opium was thereby brought under German Jurisdiction would seem to be justified.

Under these circumstances it did not seem right that the Court at Hongkong, by means of their right of jurisdiction over the person of the Consul, should compel him to deliver up the opium in his official custody to hand it over to the smugglers, their assistants and confederates. On the other hand, in another respect, the Authority of the English Court would have to be recognized without question. To far as is known here, the secret shipping of contraband goods by sailors is severely punished by English law.

Now, since in the case in question the shipping of the opium, as has been shown, took place in the harbour of Hongkong, it would appear that the Court there would be the proper one to award the suitable

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349 that the opium was thereby brought under German Jurisdiction would seem to be justified. Under these circumstances it did not seem right that the Court at Hongkong, by means of their right of jurisdiction over the person of the Consul, should compel him to deliver up the opium in his official custody to hand it over to the smugglers, their assistants and confederates. On the other hand, in another respect, the Authority of the English Court would have to be recognized without question. To far as is known here, the secret shipping of contraband goods by sailors is severely punished by English law. Now, since in the case in question the shipping of the opium, as has been shown, took place in the harbour of Hongkong, it would appear that the Court there would be the proper one to award the suitable
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349 that the opium was thereby brought under German Jurisdiction would seem to be justified. Under these circumstances it did not seem right that the Court at Hongkong; by means of their right of jurisdictio over the person of the Consul should compel him to deliver up the opium in his official custody. to hand it over to the smugglers, their assistants and confederates. On the other hand in another respect the Authority Authority of the English Court would have to be recognized without question To far as is known here the secret shipping of contraband goods by sailors is severely punished by English law. of Now since in the case in question the shipping the oprium, as has been shown, took place in the harbour of Hongkong, it would appear that the Court there would be the proper one to award the suitable
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that the opium was thereby brought under German Jurisdiction would seem to be justified.

Under these circumstances

it did not seem

right that the Court at Hongkong; by means of their right of jurisdictio over the person of the Consul should compel him to deliver

up

the opium in his official

custody.

to hand it over

to the smugglers, their assistants and confederates. On the other hand in another respect the Authority

Authority of the English Court would have to be recognized without question

To far as is known here

the secret shipping of contraband goods by sailors is severely punished by English law.

of

Now since in the case

in question the shipping

the

oprium, as has been shown, took place in the harbour of Hongkong, it

would appear that the

Court there would be the proper one to award the

suitable

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