CO129-353 - Public Offices - 1908 — Page 585

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the Chinese authorities should be asked to serve a writ on a Chinese defendant in China issuing from the Supreme Court in Hongkong. The position I have taken up on this point is confirmed by Mr. Wynsfield himself in the course of the correspondence alluded to. Mr. Mansfield in a letter to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, dated January 29th, 1907, says "As regards the service of writs from your Court, through me by the Chinese Authorities I regret to state that it would be impossible for me to make any request to the Chinese authorities for assistance in such matters. Such a request would inevitably be met with a refusal on the ground that the treaties do not provide for such action and that the Hongkong Courts have no jurisdiction over Chinese living in China”.

This is the contention I have endeavoured to maintain throughout this correspondence and I venture to think that Mr. Mansfield's expression of opinion, of which I was not aware when I first formulated my views, goes some way towards justifying the attitude I have felt it my duty to adopt

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581 ༢ the Chinese authorities should be asked to serve a writ on a Chinese defendant in China issuing from the Supreme Court in Hongkong. The position I have taken up on this point is confirmed by Mr. Wynsfield himself in the course of the correspondence alluded to. Mr. Mansfield in a letter to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, dated January 29th, 1907, says "As regards the service of writs from your Court, through me by the Chinese Authorities I regret to state that it would be impossible for me to make any request to the Chinese authorities for assistance in such matters. Such a request would inevitably be met with a refusal on the ground that the treaties do not provide for such action and that the Hongkong Courts have no jurisdiction over Chinese living in China”. This is the contention I have endeavoured to maintain throughout this correspondence and I venture to think that Mr. Mansfield's expression of opinion, of which I was not aware when I first formulated my views, goes some way towards justifying the attitude I have felt it my duty to adopt

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581 ༢ the Chinese authorities should be asked to serve a writ on a Chinese defendant in China laguing from the Supreme Court in Hongkong. The' position I have taken up on this point is confirmed by Mr. Wynsfield himself in the course of the correspondence alluded to. Mr. Mansfield in a lotter to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, dated January 29th. 1907, says "As regards the service of write from your Court. through me by the Chinazo Authorities I regret to abate that it would be impossible for me to make any roquinet to the Chinese authorities for assistance in such mubbors. Such a request would inevitably be met with a refuml on the ground that the treaties do not provide for such action and that the Hongkong Courts have no jurisdiction over (hines living in China”. This is the contention I have endeavoured to main- tain throughout this correspondance and I venture to think that lir. Mansfield's expression of opinion, of which I uns not aware when I first formulated my views, goes sono way towards justifying the attitudo I have felt it my duty to adopt

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581

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the Chinese authorities should be asked to serve a writ

on a Chinese defendant in China laguing from the Supreme

Court in Hongkong. The' position I have taken up on this

point is confirmed by Mr. Wynsfield himself in the course

of the correspondence alluded to. Mr. Mansfield in a lotter

to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, dated January 29th.

1907, says "As regards the service of write from your Court.

through me by the Chinazo Authorities I regret to abate

that it would be impossible for me to make any roquinet

to the Chinese authorities for assistance in such mubbors.

Such a request would inevitably be met with a refuml on

the ground that the treaties do not provide for such action

and that the Hongkong Courts have no jurisdiction over (hines

living in China”.

This is the contention I have endeavoured to main-

tain throughout this correspondance and I venture to think

that lir. Mansfield's expression of opinion, of which I

uns not aware when I first formulated my views, goes sono

way towards justifying the attitudo I have felt it my duty

to adopt

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