CO129-369 - Acting Governor May Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [10-11] — Page 146

I do not think that the Chinese from

shoved be

charged fees.

In this

country no fees for counsel

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to the foreign gost. Sumilach

foreign fort except the American charge

I think that the anistont Comm

Solicita showed undertake these cases

free geast to China.

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Goverment House,

Hongkong, 10th. October, 1910

Enclosure!.

My Lord,

With reference to ry Confidential

Despatch of the 9th. of August, I have the honour to

transmit the enclosed copy of a recent judgment by the

Chief Justice in a case which came before the Suprene

Court on Habeas Corpus arising out of proceedings for

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that assistant

that

Mr Collins has reminded me

a-tr

when we

decide to have

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or

part of

the ent

the understanding read all wibe

met by Chinese of tradition feer the fidente

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the Treasury.

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Condosure 2.

the extradition of a Chinese.

After reading this judgment in

the local newspaper, I was doubtful whether it covered

proceedings before the Police Magistrate and was to be

understood as denying to the chinese Goverment any locus

standi in extradition proceedings in that Court as well

as in the Supreme Court. I therefore asked the Attorney-

-General to ascertain from Sir F. Piggott what the scope

of his judgment was. In reply to Mr. Ress-Davies' enquiry

Sir 3. Piggott wrote the letter of the 28th. of September

of which copy is enclosed, and in which he says that he

meant his remarks to apply to all proceedings after

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF CREWE,

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