CO129-534-9 Law of Piracy- case of Rex v. Chung Tam Kwong 1-4-1931 - 20-4-1932 — Page 81

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Rex Y.

Chung trong Kong, Leung Yoa,

Ts

ban son.

Tsang Sung,

Tang ting.

You king.

Jong San,

Song Tim,

14 Shun Lee,

Lui Bui

and Teang AB,

JUDGMENT.

This matter arises before us as a question

The

The

of law reserved for the consideration of the full

court under section 78 mub-seo. (1) of the Criminal

Procedure ordinance, 1899, (ürdinance No. 9 of 1899).

This question was reserved by myself during the

Criminal Sessions held in February last.

twelve prisoners were convicted by the jury on an

indictment for piracy. The facts established in

the case by uncontradicted evidence were these:

un the 4th January, in the present year, on the high

seas, the prisoners were oruising in two junks.

prisoners are subjects of China and the junks were

Chinese vessels. Üne or more of the prisoners

were in possession of firearms. The prisoners

pursued and attacked a cargo junk which was also a

Chinese veasel. The master of the cargo junk was alarmed and attempted to escape. À chase ensued

during which the prisoners ome within two hundred

yards of the cargo junk. The chase continued for

over half an hour, the vessels proserving this

distance. hots were fired by the attacking party. While the chase was still proceeding, the 8.1.

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