CO129-378 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [6-7] — Page 158

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Sir,

1.

Chambers,

Supreme Court, Hongkong,

29th. May, 1911.

155

!

In continuat

previous correspondence I

thought it might be useful to have a typed copy of record of my

summing up in the recent prosecution under Ordinance No. 15 of

1907. I therefore employed a writer and now enclose the script for

Your Excellency's information. It is very rough and unpolished.

2.

There is one point in connexion with the Ordi-

-nance which should I think be considered if the matter is to

be considered again. It is undoubtedly an anomaly that such an

offence for which this man was convicted would be considered as

a political offence for purposes of extradition, and his surren-

-der refused, and yet the offence if committed in Hongkong is

punished.

I have etc.,

(Sd.) F. T. Piggott,

His Excellency

Sir Frederick Lugard,

Governor of Hongkong.

K.C.M.G..

Chief Justice.