CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908 — Page 570

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566

writs and

enforce in Hongkong the Judgments of the Chinese Courts

in Canton. Such an arrangement in the present state of

Chinese law and administration could not, I was sure,

command itself to the Supreme Court or to Your Excellency's

Government.

I think the Chief Justice, when referring to Article

29 of the Order in Council *when any difficulty is likely

to arise (i.e. in serving a writ on a Chinese defendant

in China) recourse has to be had to the good offices of the

Consul-General' must for the moment have overlooked the

fact that the Order in Council applies only to British

subjects (Part 1, Clause 5).

With regard to the Chief Justice's statement that

Hongkong solicitors are in the habit of themselves serving

writs on Chinese in Canton, I can only say that if this

practice ever comes to the knowledge of the Chinese

authorities, they will most surely lodge a strong

protest with Your Excellency's Government against what is,

in my own opinion, an extremely irregular and reprehensible

proceeding

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566 writs and enforce in Hongkong the Judgments of the Chinese Courts in Canton. Such an arrangement in the present state of Chinese law and administration could not, I was sure, command itself to the Supreme Court or to Your Excellency's Government. I think the Chief Justice, when referring to Article 29 of the Order in Council *when any difficulty is likely to arise (i.e. in serving a writ on a Chinese defendant in China) recourse has to be had to the good offices of the Consul-General' must for the moment have overlooked the fact that the Order in Council applies only to British subjects (Part 1, Clause 5). With regard to the Chief Justice's statement that Hongkong solicitors are in the habit of themselves serving writs on Chinese in Canton, I can only say that if this practice ever comes to the knowledge of the Chinese authorities, they will most surely lodge a strong protest with Your Excellency's Government against what is, in my own opinion, an extremely irregular and reprehensible proceeding Page 570 Page 571
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566 writs and enforce in Hongkong the Judgments of the Chinese Courts in Canton. Such an arrangment in the present state of Chinese law and administration could not, I wa suro, command itself to the Supreme Court or to Your Excellency's Covermaat. I think the thiof Justice, when referring to Article 29 of the Order in Council *when any difficulty is likely to arise (1.0. in serving a writ on a Chinese defendant in China) recourse has to had to the good offices of the Consul-Pongral' must for the moment have overlooked the fact that the Order in Council applies only to British subjects (Part 1, Clause 5). With runrd to the Chief Justice's statement that Honykor solicitors are in the habit of themselves serving writs on Chinese in fanton, I can only say that if his practice ever comes to the knowledge of the Chinese authorities, they will most samraily lodge a stron protest with Your Excellency's Government against what is, in my own opinion, an extremely irregular and reprehensible proceding Page 570Page 571
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566

writs and

enforce in Hongkong the Judgments of the Chinese Courts

in Canton. Such an arrangment in the present state of

Chinese law and administration could not, I wa suro,

command itself to the Supreme Court or to Your Excellency's

Covermaat.

I think the thiof Justice, when referring to Article

29 of the Order in Council *when any difficulty is likely

to arise (1.0. in serving a writ on a Chinese defendant

in China) recourse has to had to the good offices of the

Consul-Pongral' must for the moment have overlooked the

fact that the Order in Council applies only to British

subjects (Part 1, Clause 5).

With runrd to the Chief Justice's statement that

Honykor solicitors are in the habit of themselves serving

writs on Chinese in fanton, I can only say that if his

practice ever comes to the knowledge of the Chinese

authorities, they will most samraily lodge a stron

protest with Your Excellency's Government against what is,

in my own opinion, an extremely irregular and reprehensible

proceding

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