whom were pirates, were drowned, the loss of
innocent life being due to a panic breaking out
among the Jhinese passengers which it was impossible
to control. During the resole operatione fire
was again opened from the "Ireue" upon the
submarine. Seven f the pirates, of whom six ure
known to have taken part in previous piracies,
were convicted of piracy by the „uerene Court
of Hong kong and sentenced to death.
8.
uch are the oirolmblances in which
Your oellency contends that his Majeuty'a
Government are liable to make compensation to
the extent of several million dollars for action
described by L.I. u as "a flagrant instance of
"the diar gurd of international law and the
"dictates of humanity". I do not propose to
spend time in discussing the lounge which
your predecessor saw fit to employ, but will
proceed at once to discuss the legal grounds on
which this clalo appears to be based,
from Mr.
It appears
u's Note of December £2ud, 1v27, aud
Your Excellency'a of Janu...ry Sård, 192) that
the se
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