CO129-534-9 Law of Piracy- case of Rex v. Chung Tam Kwong 1-4-1931 - 20-4-1932 — Page 94

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a felonious intention in any place where the bord Admiral hath jurisdiction, this is robbery and

piracy." The standard forme of indictments contained

in Archbold's "Criminal leading" include an allega-

tion of stealing. In the records of tais court

there are two interesting indictments to which i

nave drawn attention. They are connected with what

are locally know as the "Sunning" and the "hsiching"

piracies. Both indictments were laid under 1 Vict..

c.88, s.2. mich deals with certain violent acts

connected with the crime of piracy. The dis

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ing feature. between these two occurrences was that

in the case of the "Sunning the prisoners succeeded

in dispossessing the master and obtaining control

of the ship (which was subsequently retaken from them by the gallant action of the ship's officers) mile the attack upon the "Haiching" was foiled and the attackers at no time controlled the bridge. ine indictsent in connection with the "Gunning" was

filed in "arch, 1927, and that in connection witn

Both indictments

the “haicning” in February, 1930. Both indi

were filed by tas prosent learned Chief Justice,

zir Joseph reap, mo was taen Attorney General. He

charged the first set of prisoners with "Firacy

with assault wita intent to murder”. in the

particulars of offence he set out the acts of violence

and after so doing proceeded "and then and there

committed the crime of piracy in respect of the

said ship by steaing with force and violence the

said ship." By way of contract, the later indict-

ment allogad "ounding persons on board a ship

with