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Original Decode
of a telegram from the
Governor
q
Dated
17th Any 196
Received in the Colonial Office at
on
1.35 AM. 18th Any 26.
Question has arisen of kunishment
for siracy
accompanied by unlawful
acts endangering
board o
The
lives
In
the
achal
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bersons
case
on
five
Ressons
were
and
have
brown over board
disappeared o
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This is punish.
able with death
under
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and
I Victoria Chapter 88. Section 2..
has Doubt
whether this view
been expressed
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regard
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words. In case
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such offence
offence had in Expland
been committed
in 12 and 13.
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Pag
GENTIUM Cannot
be
and
The
words
Quoted
Victoria Chupter 96 Section 20
The argument is
That piracy
JURE
Committed in England
mush
we
Construed as
meaning
" In case mach
Constituting such
offence had been
committed in England "9
و
and if
The
act of
The present
esen!
Case had
been
Committed on
land
in
Eryland the
Ofence would not
he
carital & This
argument
has
heen
answered by
pointing out that piracy JURE GENTIUM
committed in the Bristol (hannel
legally England
Could
Le
which is legally
Rex
Versus Cunningham
See
o
Request
that the opinion of the Law Officers of
he Crown
be
там
obtained.
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