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(d) That it was not necessary that it should be proved that the facts proved before the said John Reskrudge Teed amounted to

a orine in Chinese Law.

(0)

That the Court could take juliolal notice of the existence of the alleged Province of "wong Tung and its capacity to held property)

(1)

That the said Ohan Kwing Ming was merely a rebel and that after kie declaration of the independence of Kwong Tung the Government carried en by him was not an independent de facte Government but remained the original government of the Prevines of Kwong Tung.

(g) That there was no evidence of the bena fides of the said elain of right so far as such claim of right was a matter of fact and that such claim of right was eroneew so far as it arises out of matters of law,

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That the facts proved before the said John Reskrudge Wood in connection with shargesher 1 and 4 amounted to crimes in Hongkong and that the facts proved in cermection with charge * (embezzlement) did not se amount.

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That the said John Roskrudge Wood had explained to the staisfaction of the Court the reasons for his having altered the evidence of a witness in the diposition taken before him during the said investigations relating to charge 2 that he waE justified in making such alteration and further that he was Justified in basing his decision on such altered evidence and

and using such altered evidence te cerrabarate the evidence of

another witness to the said char go .

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That martial law is not in existence in the said Province

and that even 12 it were the question as to whether the fugitive

would be surrendered to a country subject to martial law was a

question for the Executive and not one for the Court.

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(7).