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conviction could have been obtained, seeing that the vessel attacked was a Chinese not a British vessel. Had she been a British vea: el a conviction could have
been obtained on a number of counts irrespective of any allegation of piracy, since sete committed on boord a British vessel are punishable in an English court whether committed by British subjects or aliens, and since there is ample authority both in English and International Law for the proposition tha acta committed by person who are outside the ordinary Jurisdiction of the courts (e.g. on board a foreign ship on the high seas) but which produce their results inside the jurisdiction (e.g. on a British ship) are to be treated as having been comitted within the juris- diction. (17) on this principle an armed forcible attack by foreigners on the high seas on a British vessel whether from within or without her would, if accompanied by overt acts producing effects on or in the vessel, in
in-lish court on almost all cases be punishable in an
counts for asskult, attempted murder or robbery, assault
with intent to wound, etc., etc.,
IV...
17.The authorities are cited in two articles by dr. &.
E. Beckett in the Dritish Year Book of International Law for 1925 (p.44), and 1927 (p.108).
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