CO129-235 - Public Offices - 1887 — Page 266

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waters. From the Hongkong inclosures I find that the Foo deposed that his brother Ting was a passenger on board the passenger steam launch "Shum Ling" from Hongkong to Hang Nom. On arrival at Kowloon he was dragged on shore. The very fact, therefore, of the Ting being a passenger shows that he went on board of his own free will and was not arrested. When people are passengers on board a vessel they must wait the latter's arrival at a port before they can separate. The Ting was not detained on board the vessel. There was therefore no breach of the law. Again, the master of the vessel deposed that the boat was hired by an official for $3 and that permission was granted to take other passengers. There is clear evidence then that those who (are said to have) arrested Ting and Ting only were at first the passengers. If they had made the arrest is it reasonable that they would have allowed other passengers on board? If in this case an arrest had been made in Hong Kong jurisdiction of wrongful arrest might be made. There was no previous arrest of the Ting at the time he was on board the vessel bound for...

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waters. From the Hongkong inclosures I find that the Foo deposed that his brother Ting was a passenger on board the passenger steam launch "Shum Ling" from Hongkong to Hang Nom. On arrival at Kowloon he was dragged on shore. The very fact, therefore, of the Ting being a passenger shows that he went on board of his own free will and was not arrested. When people are passengers on board a vessel they must wait the latter's arrival at a port before they can separate. The Ting was not detained on board the vessel. There was therefore no breach of the law. Again, the master of the vessel deposed that the boat was hired by an official for $3 and that permission was granted to take other passengers. There is clear evidence then that those who (are said to have) arrested Ting and Ting only were at first the passengers. If they had made the arrest is it reasonable that they would have allowed other passengers on board? If in this case an arrest had been made in Hong Kong jurisdiction of wrongful arrest might be made. There was no previous arrest of the Ting at the time he was on board the vessel bound for...
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waters. From the Hongking inclosures I find that the For deposed that his bother th ting was a passenger on board the passinger steam launch

bhim Ling" from Hongkong to Hang Nom

of that on

anival at Kowloon he was

dragged

benig

Thore.

The very

fact, therefore, of the Fing

passenger shows that so of his own free will

not arrested

She was

▾ that he was a taken

When

m

an

board the launch, people are passengers board a vessel they must wait the latter's arrival at a port before they can separate. the ting was not detained

board the vessel. There was detention of therefore no

breach

no

breach of

He

263

the law. Again,

master of the vessel depored

boat was

that the

Tired

by an official for $3 and

that permission

was

granted

to take other passengers. There

is

clear

evidence then that-

those who (are said

arrested

to have)

In Feng and In Feng only

himself wire at first the passengers. If they had made the arrest is it reasmathe that they would have allowed

board ? other passengers

the arrest

If in

this

case

on

had been made in

mch

made in Hongking

statements are

jurisdiction of wrongful arrest might be made. There was no previous arrest of the ting

at the time he was on

bound

the

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