CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3] — Page 370

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ent of betsɔtamamoo ed satʊoo sub ni bluow dotdw,ynoxquoll

1.

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That the Letters of Request required the sanction and

approval of the Governor of Hongkong.

Jærið duo anténtog mibnstomer vi of xiqar ml

rettel hnossa a bobrawrot xot „4“ ‚wal ni baɗ erow anonser seedt

erew atatoq redbrut antwolfot arid dinidw al-radoto0 .238 -

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On my pointing out that a precedent existed

in which Mr. Mansfield, when Consul-General, had complied with similar Letters of Request by availing himself of the Consular

Constable, Mr. Fox replied

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that Mr. Mansfield's action was irregular.

7.

Many of these points are questions of Law

moltokbatul, oris darīs gatlım ya Iqaona don hivoo ad tart

orið ma þanidið ni #dootdwa naenkɗd of bahnatxa troð erit to

-oliqqa aham ad ton bluoo srubanorT Livið to shoɔ grodynоR

:Ji galnoisonne ydsord on raw staɗis bra

mmsis of aldam

sið nokzusvuod ooterft sis to II .= to murrty at JMIS

dokite at mouno (im stiupar trigim moitinuɗtuā sasalɗ3

yď stod baeuli a ul beint ed os atnebustab e^s beenido

which I cannot discuss. But in view of the general terms of the British Minister's letter in which it is said that Sir Edward'

Gray upholds the contention of the Acting Consul-General, which though it does not tally with Mr. Antrobus' letter, may

be the actual terms of Sir Edward Grey's despatch - and also

mit sotutue of ¿questa of sutv ad tou blươw #1 Juất

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with a view of indicating what the point in issue really is,

no Talent

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biwow yoɗt es (tivo) snoxynol eft to adnecmbut

●ystoonqtoon entuper oals bus banɔ odt yntracɗf»Ð¶ 'usoitto boug' wilt no soubliet sild of matrietor ni raft

«revo bar I motnað at sinw a galvise rot Iwanoð ent to oð ævilų a vino Ikowoð al teb1⁄40 wilt Jailt tosl edź bexoví,

.atov¿dum dimitira

gatvios aovLoanods arottolloë gnodanoli to ooktoærg and Jadr

boa "BluŋOTTİ Çİsmærêze na" nav nornag ni eaeminɔ no at ITW

•"galbosoorg eldianedorEST

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I shall state briefly what the law is on se some of these points.

b.

The Jurisdiction, or to use the more correct term, the

4.9. competence of the Supreme Court of Hongkong over absent defendants, subjects or aliens, and therefore over Chinese subjects, has nothing whatever to do with the jurisdiction of the Chinese Courts over their own subjects.

The jurisdiction is concurrent.

A judgment by default cannot be obtained without service

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