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intendent of the Gaol in Hong Kong.

to recave the men and detain them.

out the sentence).

to

carry

in prison I should be glad also to be furnished

copy of the Instructions for

with a

Naval Courts" mentioned by the Com-

modowe.

I belive also a book on

Jurisdiction by

Foreign

Wall has been recently : published. I think it should be written

for as it would be useful to the Attorney General's Office. In the meantime un. leso someone can refer me to the au- thority of the Court to send these

men to Stongsong Gaol I cannot

responsibility / if the question

take the

is asked me / of saying the sentence

me)

is sufficient warrant to justify

ndent in

Superintenden

keeping

the

shem in

prison. Unless I feel a doubt I must

decide in favour of liberty.

view of the

I would however suggest in

grave responsibility of letting

the

the men

go free in face of the sen. tence and the serious nature of the offence mistructions should be sele- graphed for. The sentence and pro- ceedings have to be sent by the Court to the Board of Trade and they ought to be in England about this time. Telegram might ask :.

"

Seamen Steamer "Naushan" sentenced Naval Court, Honolulu, imprisonment StongKong arrived. "Can this Government imprison without

trial here.

Sending reply

be detained.

treat L

might

(S?) W. M. Goodman,

Attorney General.

8th December, 1894.