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        "content_text": "the Chinese Emigrants on board the ship \"Emigrant.\" \n\nDo you know whither you are going.\" \n\nAnd for what purpose? \n\nDo you know quite willing do you propose to remain in Demerara?\n\nHow long do you intend the probable length of the voyage to be?\n\nHow much shall you get per month?\n\nWhat is the reason which makes you emigrate altogether?\n\nDo you... join your family there?\n\nRemarks.\n\n232\nSeet Ateer38Chaung lok Ka\nYour Mind27Chang ling Wei chow De\nFrow\nAcherna28<Tong koon Havang chow Dr.\nChory Ack39Kuvei theen Weichow Dr.\ning chowYesNone\nMother onlyStone cutter#1 broncer, 2 padded pain jackets, & quite well\nse signed itYesbrandering 10 years New country\nKlea labor40 daysyes 3 years No\nYes$5 that of work\n2\nSoAgriculturist.1 1⁄2\nDo.DoDo\nDob DeDon't knowDo\nJeDr.Dr.\nYoDo.To earn money\nDoDeOfe.\nFre.Даملاک De.\nDon't knowdon't knowNo 2.\n2 yearsDeDe\nDr.OfeI expected more advance to leave with m\n4 family2وم\nNoCurer of FishDo.\nYesScondarialbyears La fr\nTo go into Service2 monthsYes 5 years De Fr. Fr. Offe\n\nNote- Regarding the answers to the question \"Are you quite willing to go to Demerara?\" they are willing, remark that, although the men have stated that they only say so because they believe that once come on board and signed the agreement, that it would be useless to say that they are unwilling because no one would listen to them, and they cannot get away?\n\n(True Copy),\n\nMaine Colonial Registry\n\nSigned) D.R. Caldwell\n\nGeneral Interpreter.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-079 - Public Offices - 1860",
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        "title": "CO129-079 - Public Offices - 1860",
        "content_text": "For office matter _ to schreil sept, showdon, I would suggest that this representation be suit.\n\nIt must be observed that M. Bunsen asks for an interview with the Duke of Newcastle.\n\n607.26/6.\n\nMr Bunsen differs in understanding in it friend C but of this letter, I have marked it in pencil Jupe to 9.0.\n\nBe Blackwood suggests and (que / inform Me Bunsen that this has and that is the matter is on bun dins not affect the decision of the Sus of state pre Affairs the Doffte den ay that interview? would be an unsound waste 27/6 M 6.7.28. His may be sent but hardly to be referred. 8., for his son.\n\nSir F. Rogers. M. Burrows has been charged with indiscriminate use at Hong Kong of the New Granadian flag - fratech chantry he was provision by recognized as Consul. The appointment was not Confirmed in consequence of the above charge. For the same reason the For. Office opposed the Grous in not Barrocco as Consul 18 An Owny Intations of Conducts En Cont 15 Part 6592 Hong Kong. 6382 E. Kammond Ref: JULY Forwardedly 1860 MR Sargeant = 2 Sir Rogers B 3 MBC Fortescue 4 Duke of Newcastle Hi Intesan Isuppen Lorking.\n\na lettre shahn le authent He Baronn during the intervies.. Ya. Ed. 21. Aus 7.0 7841. Sin. 422 H. 14 July 1860.\n\nWith reference to your letter of the 25th May last, I am directed to transmit to you for the consideration of Lord ... a copy of a letter from Mr Bulas on the sagit Luljest E. Burrows of his nose-recognition ly ar H.M's Government Consul for New Grenade and Consular Agent for Austin at such hig Share\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\n...\n\n...\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364\n\nPage 364",
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        "document_key": "CO129-179 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [9-12]",
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        "content_text": "24\n\nMr. Pickering undertook the translation of any important document or revised translations of documents in evidence and a judge could feel perfect confidence that there was no mistake.\n\nMr. Pickering received a high salary but not higher than his services were worth.\n\nI would submit that this is the only way in which the Interpretation department can be placed on a thoroughly satisfactory footing. Most of our present Interpreters are men of sufficient education to be, roughly, efficient.\n\nHaving at much length complied with the request contained in your letter, and having stated such opinion as to the present staff of Interpreters and having indicated how this defective branch of the service is to be remedied\n\n55\n\n25\n\n(signed) Francis Snowdon\n\nPuisne Judge",
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        "document_key": "CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8]",
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        "content_text": "## letter \n\nforward at the earliest opportunity to the \"Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies not only my letter of the 12th Inst.: as I have already requested, but also the whole correspondence - including His Excellency's letter of the 28th Inst: M2 55: and this my reply.\n\nI have the honor to be, \n\nSir, \n\nYour most obedient servant \n\n## 11533 \n## 78 \n## 411 \n\n**Aching Chief Justice to Acting Colonial Secretary.** \n**Copy** \n## 28th \n\nDir \n\nFrancis Snowdon Acting Chief Justice \n\nThe Supreme Court. Stoughong 31st July 1878 \n\nI beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter 42 583 dated July 27th, and the accompanying documents on the subject of the Employment of Counsel and attorney to defend in capital cases referred to in Sir John Pope Hennessy's letter and His Excellency's Minute published in Stonghong Government Gazette of the 2nd instant for which I am obliged.\n\nThe Honorable \nJ. M. Puckle \nActing Colonial Secretary",
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        "document_key": "CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6]",
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        "content_text": "## \n\nNothing apparent in this order or in those proceedings anywhere, Chun Afuk was a natural born or a naturalized subject, and therefore not subject to the authority exercised. On this question of the defect the non-statement as an adjudication that the man prohibited to reside is an alien, the court can judicially come to no decision. It was not reserved at the trial and has not been properly argued; it would, however, have been a point in favour of the prisoner's discharge for the decision of His Excellency in Council if the decision of the court on the point reserved were not in his favour. In this argument the absolute power of the Governor to prohibit any and every foreigner from residing in this Colony has been assumed to be absolutely vested in him. The only question is one merely of form, whether this particular document complies with the provisions which the legislature has imposed. I have referred to other forms of prohibition to reside within the colony. In some cases the construction which appears to me to be the proper one appears to have been adopted, in others not, as the general rule or the specialities of the special case happened to be prominent. The Governor is in no case responsible for the form, for which he relies on the officer submitting it to him, and that officer not being a lawyer it is too much to expect legal accuracy in doubtful cases from him, and so inaccurate forms are perpetuated. The old maxim applies, \"A blot is not a blot until it is hit.\"\n\nHis Lordship referred to the Supreme Court Reconstruction Ordinance, and said he must exercise the power there given him and give a casting vote against Mr. Justice Snowdon's decision. It was a most painful thing. He protested against it when the Ordinance was passed, and he could not but feel that everywhere there ought to be one judge only or else at least three. However, he was obliged to act under that Ordinance, very much against his own feelings. The conviction must therefore be quashed.\n\nSome conversation then took place as to what was to be done with the prisoner, who was not present.\n\nThe Chief Justice said he was just as liable to be sent away now as ever he was, and if the Attorney-General wished to consult the Government in reference to the matter, the Sessions could be adjourned until Friday, and the Government could say whether they would have another order drawn according to the legal decision of the court.\n\nThe Attorney-General said the difficulty was, the conviction being quashed, whether the man was not entitled to his discharge.\n\nThe Chief Justice said he was not present to be discharged.\n\nMr. Justice Snowden thought he could be detained a reasonable time for certain purposes, as for instance, if another charge were to be brought against him.\n\nThe Chief Justice said the prisoner was not entitled to his discharge until the end of the Sessions. As the matter stood, the prisoner, a man who had been sent away, would be at large in the Colony and might be so at large, unless there was another order. It was for the Attorney-General to say what should now be done.\n\nThe Attorney-General said that of course he could only represent the matter. He could do nothing personally.\n\nThe Chief Justice said the prisoner ought to have been present. He could not be discharged now.\n\nThe Attorney-General said it was not the fault of the Crown that the man was not present, as it had been suggested by the Crown Solicitor that he should be. \"He (the learned Attorney) must refer to a higher authority, and if his Lordship would adjourn the Sessions as he proposed to a day when the man could be brought down in custody, he thought that would be the best course.\n\nThe Chief Justice said that was a monstrous power that a man should be sent away without having an opportunity of saying anything in his defence—sent away, in fact, in his absence. The absurdity to which this penal statute might be carried was ludicrous.\n\nThe Attorney-General said he did not stand there to defend the Legislature.\n\nMr. Justice Snowden said he thought the Ordinance went to the extent he stated.\n\nThe Chief Justice said in that case every natural born subject might be expelled because he had no opportunity of showing that he was such.\n\nThe Sessions were adjourned until Friday at three o'clock.\n\n## 45\n## 89",
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        "document_key": "CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12]",
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        "content_text": "His Honour Mr. Justice Snowdon to His Excellency The Governor.\n\nC.O.\n\n515\n\nCopy\n\nin the interests of official peace and comfort I give them a carte blanche to deal with the case.\n\n(signed) I. Sope Hennessy.\n\n4th December, 1880.\n\nYour Excellency,\n\n[REC]\n\nRegd 25 JAN 21\n\nHongkong, December 14th, 1880.\n\nI regret to state on behalf of the Honourable the Attorney General, the Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary, and myself, that the Commission you intrusted us with, of taking into consideration certain differences which have arisen between Your Excellency and Mr Price, the Surveyor General, cannot be carried out.\n\nHis Excellency Sir John Pope Hennessy, K.C.M.G.,\n\nI made the following changes:\n1. Corrected minor OCR errors (e.g., \"C. 0.\" to \"C.O.\", \"Sope\" to \"Pope\", \"Seoxtary\" to \"Secretary\", \"Kemy\" to \"K.C.M.G.\")\n2. Formatted the text into paragraphs using HTML `` tags.\n3. Removed extra spaces and corrected spacing issues.\n4. Preserved the original content and structure as much as possible, without rephrasing or rewriting.\n5. Did not add any comments or explanations to the text.\n6. Did not translate any text.\n7. Ensured that file references are formatted correctly (although there were no file references in this text).\n8. Preserved the page numbering information (although there was no explicit page numbering in this text). \n\nThe original text was quite fragmented, but I tried to preserve the original structure and content while making minor corrections to improve readability.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4]",
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        "title": "CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4]",
        "content_text": "THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26th, 1880.\n\nTHE BLOCK IN THE SUPREME COURT. Yesterday, after sentencing some prisoners in Criminal Sessions, Mr. Justice Snowdon said—I wish to make a public statement with reference to the state of business in this court; therefore I will read some remarks I have put on paper:-- The publication of notices at the door of the Supreme Court on the evenings of Friday and Saturday without the direction of the Chief Justice or myself that matters now pending in the Bankruptcy and Probate Jurisdictions would be heard by the Court on Saturday and Monday (to-day) and the fact that these matters remain undisposed of to the inconvenience of the parties concerned, render it desirable that a public statement should be made from the Bench with reference to the authority the Court has to select the place for hearing—with reference to which, as is now notorious, serious difficulties obstructing the progress of public business have arisen.\n\nThe Chief Justice having requested me to investigate the subject, I have done so with much care and now proceed to state publicly my opinion as to practice and procedure in these matters as laid down by positive enactments. The Chief Justice has acted from the first on the ground that the presiding Judge in Bankruptcy and Probate has authority to sit in Chambers instead of in open Court, and to exercise jurisdiction as fully as in Court in uncontested business, considering such a mode of hearing is generally desirable, and often absolutely necessary, while contested business might more properly be disposed of in open Court. I am informed that it has been the practice of successive judges to exercise this discretion from the date of the Bankruptcy Ordinance 1864.\n\nThe Bankruptcy Ordinance contains no special directions as to where the Supreme Court in Bankruptcy shall hold its sittings, although the English Act (the Bankruptcy Act of 1861) from which it is principally borrowed makes provision in this respect; but the general orders under the Bankruptcy Ordinance, No. 2, provides as follows: \"The place of sitting of the Supreme Court exercising jurisdiction in Bankruptcy shall be the place at which the Supreme Court now holds or may hold its sitting for the general business of the Court.\" The Supreme Court was reconstructed in 1873 and the Reconstruction Ordinance, section 31, enacts that the Supreme Court shall hold its sittings in the present building, or in such other place as the Governor shall from time to time appoint.\" The Court, i.e., in this case the Judges, may therefore sit in any part of the building for the despatch of business.\n\nThen by sect. 2 of the same Ordinance it is enacted that the word “Court\" shall mean the Supreme Court and shall mean the Chief Justice and the Puisne Judge sitting together or separately in Court or in Chambers. If then the Supreme Court may sit in Chambers in its highest jurisdiction by two Judges or by one, and as Order 2, which I have just quoted from the General Rules under Bankruptcy Ordinance makes the place for holding sittings in Bankruptcy the same as that used by the Supreme Court, it follows that one judge may sit in Chambers in Bankruptcy also.\n\nIt has been, I am told, the constant practice of the Chief Justice to hear administrative as distinguished from contested bankruptcy matters in Chambers except when it has been convenient to take them in open Court. Speaking for myself, I have more usually taken bankruptcy matters in open Court, although I have often taken such business in Chambers. I was under the impression that in the absence of express direction in our Bankruptcy Ordinance it was the more correct practice; when, however, this question arose in its present aspect I referred to the fountain head and found that in the contemplation of the law as applicable to proceedings under our Bankruptcy Ordinance the hearing should be in Chambers although entirely subject to the discretion of the presiding Judge in this respect.\n\nOn looking at the Bankruptcy Ordinance section 7, which gives the Chief Justice power to frame rules and orders, I find the following enactment, \"Provided always that if any case shall arise which shall not have been expressly provided for by such General Orders, but for which provision has been made in the General Orders framed in pursuance of the Bankruptcy Act of 1861, the Chief Justice may in his discretion apply to such cases any of the General Orders so framed as last aforesaid.\" Now, the collection of General Rules and Orders, drawn up I believe by the late Mr. Ball, when Acting Chief Justice, and having the force of an Ordinance as having been sanctioned by the Legislative Council, does not contain any order regulating the hearing of bankruptcy matters in Court or Chambers.\n\nI therefore referred to the English Act of 1861, and I found sect. 51 of that Act, which was not adopted into our Bankruptcy Ordinance, provides as follows:-\"The Commissioners may sit at Chambers for the despatch of such part of the business of their Courts as can without detriment to the public advantage arising from the discussion of questions in open Court be heard in Chambers; and when sitting in Chambers they shall have like power and jurisdiction as when sitting in Court.\" On turning to the rules and orders of the English Act it will be found that rule 17 provides for the business to be disposed of by the Commissioners in Chambers.\n\nThe rule directs that the following matters may, unless the Court shall in any case otherwise direct or allow, be heard and determined by the Commissioner in Chambers. Then follows a list of twenty-one matters which may be thus dealt with, and which are to be, i.e., should be heard in Chambers as a general rule. I need not enumerate all, but amongst them are to be found, trader-debtor summons, judgment debtor summons, petitions for adjudication in bankruptcy on the application of a creditor, application for leave to commence, prosecute, or defend any action or suit, etc. Then follows the proviso, \"That, if in any of the aforesaid matters the contending parties shall all desire that any question be heard and decided in open Court, or if the Commissioner shall be of opinion that any matter before him ought to be so heard and decided, it shall be adjourned for that purpose.\" Rule 18 gives a list of eight matters which the Registrar may hear and dispose of in Chambers unless the Court otherwise direct or allow.\n\nNow by the English Act of 1861 there was no Judge appointed in Bankruptcy, and by the interpretation clause, sec. 229, the word \"Court” is declared to mean the various Courts having jurisdiction in Bankruptcy, and \"Court of Bankruptcy\" is declared to mean Her Majesty's Court of Bankruptcy and the Commissioners thereof, who were in fact the judges. There can be no doubt that the judge sitting in bankruptcy in this Colony has to discharge the duties of a Commissioner, and also those of the Registrar of the English Bankruptcy Courts in some cases; there being no registrar in bankruptcy in this Colony.\n\nThe Registrar of the Supreme Court is constituted by the Bankruptcy Ordinance ex-officio Official Assignee, an officer whose duties conflict with those of the Registrar in England. I may here observe that one of the duties which the Registrar of the Act of 1861 is directed to perform is Chambers, is to give the requisite directions for notices and advertisements, a duty which the Court has thought it necessary to take upon itself in this Colony.\n\nIt is abundantly clear that the Commissioners were directed to take the matters mentioned in Rule 17 in Chambers, subject to their discretion to take them in open Court, and that the same procedure applies to the Judge in Bankruptcy in this Colony. This course of procedure has been acted upon more or less by every successive Judge since 1861, as I am informed, and this amounts to an adoption of Rule 17 of the Bankruptcy Act of 1861.\n\nA little consideration will show how important it is that a Judge in Bankruptcy should exercise this discretion with the greatest care. I will mention only a few instances to illustrate my meaning. A petition for an adjudication in bankruptcy filed upon apparently good legal grounds, but with a malicious motive, heard in open Court and published far and wide by the press, might do irreparable damage to the most solvent firm, before the debtor could get the petition dismissed on its merits. A judgment debtor's summons is a yet more dangerous instrument, and may be obtained (sec. 20, Bankruptcy Ordinance) upon the order of any Court having the power to order the payment of money, and the Court making the order may be the Supreme Court sitting in Summary Jurisdiction amongst others.\n\nIt is true that by sec. 42 damages may be obtained against a petitioning creditor fraudulently or maliciously filing such a petition; but damages would at the best afford...\n\n59",
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        "content_text": "Mr. Gibbons sent a message did not intend to put up \n\n1 \n\nif \n\nthe \n\nwere \n\nthat he the list to be Read in \n\nCopy) \n\nCOALI Chambers; thereupon Mr Justice Snowden directed a new list of the same matters signed by Mr Mossop Deputy Registrar to be posted, announcing that these matters would be taken in Chambers to day, but I now understand that our Mossop was unable to put up that list.\n\n0 \n\nI ask this Excellency to refer to the last sentence in the Mr. Justice Snowdon's public declaration in which in order to terminate the deadlock and to save Mr. Gibbons' feelings and to smooth his path, Mr. Justice Snowden my request said he would take over the matters undisposed of owing to the deadlock.\n\nAs soon however as Mr. Justice Snowden proceeded to take these matters in Chambers the Gibbons withdrew from Chambers, taking all the papers with him, so that Mr. Justice Snowden could not proceed, causing indefinite delay in all these matters.\n\nThe question is whether the decision \n\n64 \n\nFrom Mr. Justice Snowdon to this festive, October 27th 1880\n\nMy dear Chief Justice.\n\nIt is right and necessary that I should inform you how far I carried out my undertaking to hear several applications pending in the Bankrupt and Probate jurisdictions yesterday.\n\nI told the Registrar in open court that it was my intention to hear such of these as were suitable for hearing, that is to say, uncontested business in Chambers, and business suitable for the open Court, in open Court. He protested and intimated that ...",
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        "content_text": "My Lord,\n\nGovernment House,\n\nHong Kong, 22 April, 1883.\n\nIt is with much regret that I report the death of Mr. Swithin Snowdon, the Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore, which took place on the 18th afternoon.\n\nThe Right Honourable\n\nThe Earl\n\nof Derby\n\nIs Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies",
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        "content_text": "4.\n\n5\n\nJ\n\nduring the past four months, while the Honourable, W. H. Marsh was Administrator of the Government,) each provisionally acted as Treasurer and Registrar-General, in the place of Mr. Russell - Further Captain H. G. Rennell, R.N., the Harbour Master, has been, in similar conditions, appointed to act temporarily as Police Magistrate, (in the place of Dr. Stewart,) in addition to his proper duties.\n\n5. I have taken an early opportunity of addressing Your Lordship on the subject of these provisional appointments.\n\nIn consequence of my very recent arrival here, it would be premature to submit any recommendations respecting the manner in which it may appear desirable to make any permanent arrangements in consequence of the much regretted death of Mr. Justice Snowdon.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nMy Lord,\n\nYour Lordship's Most Obedient Servant,\n\nS. T. Bowen\n\nPage",
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        "content_text": "The Daily Press.\n\nHONGKONG, JUNE 15TH, 1887.\n\nTHE CHINESE RENDITION CASE. JUDGMENT.\n\nIn the case of Leung Afu, one of the defendants in the Rendition case, for whose discharge Mr. Dennys applied, their Lordships delivered the following judgment:-\n\nOn the application of Mr. Dennys, supported by two affidavits—one by himself and the other by Leung Afu, a prisoner in the Victoria Gaol, committed under the Extradition Ordinance,—Lung Afu was brought before the court on a writ of Habeas corpus. To his return to the writ, the Superintendent of the Gaol annexes the warrant under which he holds the prisoner. Notice of a writ of certiorari was served, and this writ was moved for and the proceedings before the magistrate were brought into court by the magistrate himself, and were referred to in the argument on the return of the writ of Habeas corpus. Mr. Francis, Q.C., appeared on behalf of the Chinese Government to support the warrant of commitment. The committing magistrate appeared in person and handed in the proceedings. The Acting Attorney-General appeared to watch the case on behalf of the Government, but took no part in the proceedings. Mr. Dennys, for the prisoner, by special leave in absence of Counsel, argued that the prisoner was detained on a warrant which was bad on the face of it, as there was no offence recited over which the magistrate had jurisdiction. He cited Regina v. King, 13 L.C., 43, and other cases, which we have examined.\n\nThe warrants in these cases omitted to state the gist of the offences for which the magistrates committed. \"In the matter of Paarle,\" 1 A. and E. N. S., bears most on this matter. It appears from the proceedings at the Police Court that the prisoner and two others were charged on the 19th February last, as subjects of China, with murder and burglary within the jurisdiction of the Emperor of China on the 9th October last. Several examinations took place, and in the course of the proceedings Mr. Dennys alleged that one of the principal witnesses for the Chinese authorities had committed perjury, and the man was charged with it, and the investigation of the case against Leung Afu and the others was postponed, pending the trial of a witness for perjury.\n\nIt appears that although the witness was committed for trial for perjury, the Attorney-General, for reasons no doubt satisfactory to the Crown, entered a nolle prosequi, and proceedings against the prisoner were thus abandoned. After this, the rendition case was resumed, and it appears from the affidavit and from the magistrate's own notes that the magistrate refused to hear any evidence on behalf of the prisoners, although Mr. Dennys on behalf of one prisoner, and Mr. Holmes on behalf of another, asked to be allowed to produce evidence.\n\nIn rendition cases of Chinese subjects in this Colony, the procedure and powers of the magistrates are to be found in Ord. 2 of 1850 and Ord. 2 of 1871. Ord. 2 of 1850 was passed to carry out the treaty of the Bogue, which provided for the rendition of Chinese subjects to the Chinese Government who had committed crimes and offences in China. Ord. 2 of 1871 was passed as a declaratory Ordinance—declaring that 2 of 1850 was to apply to the Treaty of Tientsin, the 21st Article of which provides for the rendition to China of Chinese criminals escaping here, on \"proof of guilt.\" Mr. Dennys argued that \"proof of guilt\" meant complete proof, and amplified the words in the Ordinance 2 of 1850 in favour of the accused.\n\nThe learned Counsel for the Chinese Government argued that the Court, Magistrate, and Government will only look to Ordinance 2 of 1850, as declared by 2 of 1871. Section 1 of Ordinance 2 of 1850 gives power to the magistrate to detain Chinese subjects having committed offences against the laws of China and being then in Hongkong: (1) if a complaint has been made by any officer of the Chinese Government; or (2) if it appears in the course of investigating any other matter, that a Chinese subject has committed an offence against the laws of China; or (3) if such person be already in custody, it shall be lawful to detain such person, and to investigate the alleged crime or offence in the same manner as if such person were charged with a crime or indictable offence committed within the colony.\n\nSection III says that if at the close of this investigation it shall appear to the Magistrate or Court that such person as aforesaid is a subject of China, and that there is probable cause for believing that the said person has committed such crime or offence, it shall and may be lawful for such Magistrate or Court to commit such person for safe custody to prison, and to direct the Gaoler to detain such person in prison until the said Gaoler shall receive some order from the Governor of Hongkong, relative to the further detention, discharge or transmission of such prisoner to the nearest Chinese authorities as to the Governor shall seem fit; and the Magistrate or Court shall, upon making such committal as aforesaid, transmit to the said Governor of Hongkong the minutes of such investigation, &c.\n\nNow, under the warrant of the magistrate the prisoner Leung Afu was committed to Gaol on 29th April, 1887, pending the orders of the Governor as to his further disposal, it appearing to the said magistrate, upon investigation of the case, that there was cause to believe that the prisoner was a subject of China, and had committed crimes and offences, viz., burglary and murder, within the Empire of China. It is not stated in the warrant when the murder and burglary were committed, nor is there any reference to the Act or Ordinance giving the Magistrate jurisdiction.\n\nIn the case of Young Achau and 12 others, brought before this Court in November, 1881, the late Mr. Justice Snowden in ordering the discharge of the prisoners, although the warrant stated on the face of it that it was under Ordinance 2 of 1850, S. III., said: \"I am unable to discover when the form now in use was adopted in this Colony. I find that the form of conviction appended to Ord. 10 of 1884, still in force, requires the following particulars—setting out the information and if the conviction is made for an offence against any Statute or Ordinance to state it.\"\n\nHe then goes on to quote from the warrant of committal: \"Whereas it hath appeared to me a magistrate for the said Colony,—is a subject of China—and that there is probable cause, &c.,” and asks if this form is sufficient and cites Baron Parke's Judgment, Ex. Chamber, in Howard and Gossett, 10 Q.B., at p. 411-452. Paley on Conviction, 182, says: \"In the case of special authorities given by Statutes to Justices or others acting out of the ordinary course of Common Law, the instruments by which they act, whether warrants to arrest, commitment orders, convictions or inquisitions ought, according to the course of decision, to show their authority on the face of them by direct averment or necessary intendment.\"\n\nMr. Justice Snowdon goes on to say: \"Of course greater nicety is required in the case of summary conviction, and where the commitment is in execution than where prisoners are remanded or committed to prison for further disposal only.\" He further states that he is of opinion that in \"cases of rendition the accused are entitled to the protection of every formality the law throws around them, and that it is the duty of this court before whom they claim their discharge to see that there has been no shortcoming in this respect.\"\n\nIn Paley on Convictions, pages 201 and 202, it is stated that the conviction must likewise specify the time and place of committing the fact complained of.\" The precise day need not be named if the fact be alleged to have happened between such and such a day—see also 2 Hawkins C. 25, sec. 82.\n\nIt is quite true, as Mr. Francis pointed out, that Jervis Acts have not been made the law of the Colony, and that so far as indictable offences are concerned the procedure would be in strict law according to 7 Geo. 4 C. 64. Jervis' Acts became law in England in 1849, and introduced certain changes which are pointed out in Stephens' History of the Criminal Law of England.\n\nBut sec. 1 of 7 George IV. C. 64, after describing two persons are to be examined in indictable offences with the view to commitment, indicates that evidence may be adduced by the accused—\"or such evidence shall be adduced on behalf of the prisoner charged, &c.\" \"Provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to require any such Justice or Justices to hear evidence on behalf of any person so charged as aforesaid unless it shall appear to him or them to be meet and conducive to the ends of Justice to hear the same.\"\n\nNow Ord. 2 of 1850 directs that the magistrate shall investigate rendition cases as he would indictable offences. In 1849 Lord Denman, C.J., said that where a person charged with felony has witnesses in attendance at the time of the examination before the magistrate they should then be examined if the prisoner wished it. See Oke's Magisterial Guide.\n\nPage 13",
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        "content_text": "Magisterial Synopsis, Vol. II page 901, and in several previous cases where persons were charged with having stolen property and gave references to persons from whom they received the same, the Judges have stated that such persons should be sent for and examined with the view of exonerating or contradicting the accused. 30 and 31 Vic. C. 35 § 8 directs Justices in England to ask prisoners whether they have witnesses, and directs their examination and to be placed under recognisances like witnesses for the prosecution. Prisoners committed for trial are by local Ord. almost on the same terms as in Jervis' Act, to be informed that if they wish to make a statement they may do so, but that it will be taken down in writing and may be used in evidence, and although the Act of 30 and 31 Vic. has not been formally made law here yet the practice has been to allow prisoners to call witnesses as “meet and conducive to the ends of Justice.\" In his argument the learned counsel called our attention to Clarke's work on extradition and the rules of practice in different countries. At page 177 the learned author states in reference to English practice that \"when the fugitive is apprehended he is brought before the Police Magistrate, who hears the case in the same manner, and has the same jurisdiction and powers as near as may be as if the prisoner were charged with an indictable offence committed in England,\" and he may receive evidence to show that the offence is a political one and not an extradition crime. The writer then proceeds to discuss the question as to the duty of the Magistrate to receive evidence for the prisoner. He cites various opinions, and gives the views of the late Lord Cairns, who referred to the minutes of a Conference held at Paris wherein it was stated that a prisoner brought before a magistrate would be entitled to deny his identity with the person named in the warrant. Lord Cairns stated “that as to an accused person being precluded from entering into any other defence than a denial of his identity he differed entirely from that view, for he apprehended that it would be quite open to him to produce any evidence in his power to controvert the allegations made in the depositions.\" Clarke page 185. The writer seems to take the view that the Magistrate should only hear evidence for the prosecution except as to political offences or that the crime was not an extradition crime but with all respect to the learned author we think that the English practice and the demands of justice are in accord with Lord Cairns' view and his view that was announced by this Court in 1831. See judgment of the late Mr. Justice Snowdon, 18th Nov., 1831. From the form of warrant of committal under the Extradition Act of 1870 it would appear that the prisoner is brought before the Magistrate \"to show cause why he should not be surrendered in pursuance of the Extradition Act 1870, on the ground of his being accused of...\n\nand for as much as no sufficient cause has been shown to me why he should not be surrendered in pursuance of the said Act: This is therefore, &c.\" In Oke's Magisterial Synopsis 898, in the footnote 29, dealing with indictable offences, the author cites Mr. Justice Bagley in Cox v. Coleridge as saying \"I think that a Magistrate is clearly bound in the exercise of a sound discretion not to commit any one unless a prima facie case is made out against him by witnesses entitled to a reasonable degree of credit.\" Justices ought not therefore to balance the evidence and decide according as it preponderates, for this would in fact be taking upon themselves the functions of a petty jury and be trying the case. They should consider whether or not the evidence makes out a strong, or probable, or even a conflicting case of guilt. In any one of such cases they should commit the accused for trial. We think the above gives the true rule for dealing with extradition cases here, and the Magistrate should ask himself if the offence had been committed within this jurisdiction, should he commit for trial at the Supreme Court. If so he should commit under the Ordinance, and thus enable the Governor to carry out the treaty obligation. The Magistrate after investigating the case,\n\nOn the other hand, if as he does an indictable offence, comes to the conclusion that there is no probable cause for believing that the person before him committed the crimes charged, then he should not put it in the power of the Governor to deliver him up if he thought fit, but discharge him. It seems to us from a careful perusal of the documents before us that the sitting magistrate interprets prima facie case, and \"probable cause\" to mean evidence on one side—and on one side alone—but that is too narrow a meaning to put upon those terms. There may be a conflict of testimony and yet a prima facie case, or probable cause. The Magistrate refused evidence for the prisoner apparently because of some order or other that he got from the Executive Government. He does not, from the information before us, appear to have refused it of his own sense of right, and we think that in result, from whatever cause, an injustice has been done to the prisoner by the refusal of the evidence on his behalf pressed on the Magistrate. Mr. Justice Snowden in the case already cited stated that in the depositions there was no statement that the accused were called on to plead. Above all it does not appear that they were asked what they had to say in their defence although they might have been able to show beyond doubt, either mistaken identity or an alibi, or some defence within the province of the Magistrate to hear. No opportunity was afforded them to do so\". These observations we think are in accordance with justice and the present case is much stronger, for it appears that there were eight witnesses in attendance and tendered on behalf of the prisoner, and whether their evidence was worth anything or nothing in our judgment they should have been examined. On the evidence before the Magistrate there was sufficient grounds for committing the prisoner if he believed the witnesses. There was also sufficient evidence that he was a Chinese subject. For the reasons given above we think the warrant had on the face of it, and that the prisoner ought not to have been committed without being allowed to make any defence, and the Governor thus authorised if he thought fit to deliver Laung Afu to the Chinese Authorities. The deportation to another country for trial is a severe penalty in itself\" says Sir Edward Clarke at page 190 of his work on Rendition, and we think that justice requires the putting in force of the maxim audi alteram partem in rendition cases as well as in other matters. The prisoner is discharged.\n\nPage 202",
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        "content_text": "## Class II.\n\n1. Draw a map of England inserting only the following names:- \nThe Wash, Land's End, I. of Wight, Whitehaven, Cotswold Hills, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Colchester, Derby, Ouse R., Liverpool, Sheffield, Shrewsbury.\n\n2. Name 5 counties South of the Thames, and give the county town of each.\n\n3. In what counties are the following places and what do you know about each place: Hastings, Stratford-on-Avon, Runnymede, Salisbury, Evesham, Marston Moor.\n\n4. In what districts of England is the woollen manufacture carried on? In what districts are the hop gardens? Where are the chief potteries?\n\n5. State precisely where are the following:- Snowdon, The Peak, Wrekin, Plinlimmon, Ingleborough, The Chiltern Hills.\n\n6. What rivers run into the Humber?\n\n## Class III.\n\n1. Draw a map of Holland and Belgium inserting only the following places:- Texel, Rhine, Mons, Antwerp, Ostend, Waterloo, Zutphen, Schelde R., Luxemburg, Fontenoy, Leyden, The Hague.\n\n2. Write down the boundaries, chief rivers, and five important towns of any two of the following countries:- Germany, Austria, Hungary, Spain.\n\n3. Where are the following places and what are the chief exports from each? Odessa, Copenhagen, Christiansand, Genoa, Astrakhan, Cologne, Mechlín, Adrianople, Lyons, Innsbrück, Barcelona, Cadiz.\n\n4. Trace the course of a ship from Venice to London, and mention the capes it would pass on the voyage.\n\n5. Mention any differences you know of between the form of Government in Russia and the form of Government in France.\n\n6. Name the colonial possessions of Denmark.\n\n## Class V.\n\n1. Explain the terms --- pole, delta, isthmus, archipelago, watershed. Mention some countries on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, and mention also the capitals of these countries.\n\n2. Describe the boundaries of Austria.\n\n3. Where are the following islands? To which country does each belong? Malta, Java, St. Vincent, Tanganyika, Cuba, Jamaica, Minorca, Madeira, Cyprus.\n\n4. What and where are the following? Elbe, Winnipeg, Cape Horn, Hainan, Euphrates, Pyrenees, Babel-mandeb, Nile, Good Hope.\n\n5. Name the principal Bays, and Gulfs, of the Indian Ocean.\n\n## Class VI.\n\n1. How do we know that the earth is round? Why does the earth appear flat to us?\n\n2. What is an ocean, a sea, a gulf, a roadstead, a channel, a creek, an estuary? What is the difference between an island and a peninsula? How can a peninsula become an island?\n\n3. Define a river basin, and tell how rivers are formed. Explain what is meant by banks, sources, and bed of a river.\n\n4. Give the names of three well-known capes, three mountains, and one volcano.\n\n## HISTORY.\n\n### Class 1 A.B.C.\n\n(Six questions to be done, among which must be those marked.*)\n\n1. Explain-Impeachment, a monarchy, taxes, a protector, a usurper, Habeas Corpus. Explain-Benevolences, Extinction of Villenage, Tudor Dynasty, Heretics, Bill of Attainder.\n\n2. Who were The Lollards, The Lords Ordainers, Wycliffe, Wat Tyler, Joan of Arc, Empson, The Woodvilles, John Knox, Lady Jane Grey, Sir Walter Raleigh, Somerset?\n\n3. Trace briefly the course of the Reformation in England, naming the chief individuals concerned, the measures passed, and the state of public feeling.\n\n4. What was Edward I.'s claim to the throne of Scotland? and how did he enforce it?\n\n5. Trace the progress of the French wars in the reigns of Edward III. and Henry V., naming, and describing, if you can, the principal battles.\n\n6. Which do you think had the better right to the throne, Lancaster or York? And why? Give a list of the chief battles during the Wars of the Roses, saying by which side each was won.\n\n7. Write a short character of either (i) Richard III., or (ii) Wolsey.\n\n8. 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        "content_text": "68\n\nattacking force on a large village about 6 miles off.\n\nIn the meantime I received a further message from\n\nColonel O'Gorman if possible to forward a further supply\n\nof ammunition and food.\n\nI therefore despatched another escort of 10 Seamen\n\nand 3 P.O's. under Lieut. Snowdon and Mr Dawes, Gunner\n\n(\"Peacock\") with instructions to report himself to\n\nColonel O'Gorman and if not required at the front to return\n\nand take charge of the new main camp, which is being\n\nconstructed 3 miles from here at She Han.\n\nA subsequent message received by signal from Major\n\nGeneral Gascoigne to push on with new camp, I despatched\n\n10 Seamen and 2 P.O's under Mr McGill, Bosn., with a\n\nlarge number of coolies and camp equipment to erect the\n\ncamp under the directions of Major Koe.\n\nI have remaining at Flag Staff Camp, Tai-po-hu, 20 seamen, 7 marines, and 25 Hongkong Regiment under Subaltern Major.\n\nCol. O'Gorman has arranged that if everything\n\nis satisfactory at the front to take up his Head Quarters at the new camp with the major portion of his troops with guns leaving a small portion here.\n\nI propose that on the return of the Naval Brigade to the base to re-embark and proceed to Hongkong in compliance with your orders.\n\nI have signalled to you several times through the Hill Station, but owing to clouds, I am not sure if they passed through.\n\nThe enclosed three messages received from Major General Gascoigne, Mr Lockhart, & Colonel O'Gorman for the Governor received with the request that they might be signalled across, but as the station is enveloped\n\nin ...",
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        "content_text": "DESPATCH.\n\nC.O.\n\nNo. 1985.\n\nHONG KONG, 26 Feb. 1907\n\n(Subject.)\n\nDisinfectants\n\nRECEIVED 30 MAR 07/\n\n[illegible text]\n\nfor not entertaining beam Snowdon's application for orders. Leutic statement of prices in Colony England. Has to think that those supplied locally are inferior.\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nThere is something mysterious about the Jayos fluit.\n\nBook for further report when they have compared the local with the C.A. supply.\n\nand let to Mercer Che\n\nDr. [illegible] whether Chines surcha antita?\n\nMr. Fidder alone Jayes plunch it is quite possible\n\nPage 279\n\n...\n\nPage 279\n\n34 (78;~59337~+ 25000-11-0\n\nLiddes.\n\nThere seas parrowing the Snartal business further\n\nRU\n\nwhethe\n\n7\n\nAlona",
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        "content_text": "CONFIDENTIAL.\n\nGovernment House,\n\nHongkong, 26th February, 1907.\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Lordship's Confidential Despatch of the 28th November last on the subject of the supply of disinfectants to the Hongkong Sanitary Board, with particular reference to correspondence which has taken place between the Colonial Office and Messrs. Snowdon Sons and Company.\n\n2. I am sorry to say that we are not in a position to obtain the English article at the lowest price, viz. 3/6 less 12%, as the local agents, Messrs. Snowdon Sons and Company, are not willing to give the discount allowed to the Colonial Agent-General. The usual price charged is 3/10.\n\nIn January, 1905, Messrs. Snowdon Sons and Company asked to be allowed to tender for the supply of disinfectants to this Government. At the time there was a supply of Jeyes Fluid in store, sufficient to last till the end of that year. They were therefore informed, under date of the 27th March, 1905, that as this Government had already made arrangements for the supply of its disinfectants, their tender could not be invited for the time being.\n\nMy Lord,\n\n30f.c, making the final settlement under the circumstances and on the basis of competition. Good deal was struck and Love gave us a ... liz farzile.\n\nThe fact is that the invoices for these latent articles were worded ... the Justices ... 6.0.280 11385\n\nTo underachieve instructions for the Colonial Agent-General we get the lowest English price viz. 3/6 less 12% Lay 3/10.\n\nBut to the Colonial Agent-General discount is given because he is expected to push the article by advertisements in Hong Kong.\n\nThe hard bargain may be struck on May 2.\n\nI draw attention to the fact that the local agents are not willing to give the discount allowed to the Colonial Agent-General. The usual price charged is not to pay the fancy price asked for said article. Cut-throat competition has sharpened such specification and civilities that in the usual and I assume to ensure ... Rebe...\n\nRIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nTHE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,\n\n&C. &C. &C...\n\nPage 363\n\n...\n\nPage 363\n\nDIRECT\n\nREGE 30 MAR 07\n\n43197",
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        "content_text": "281\n\nOn the late of April, 1905, the Sanitary Board submitted a recommendation based on reports by the Government Analyst and Bacteriologist, for the substitution of Calvert's Carbolated Creosote for Jeyes Fluid, the price of the former being quoted at only 1s. 6d. a gallon. This recommendation was approved, and on the 10th July, 1905, a letter was addressed to the Crown Agents requesting that a quotation might be obtained from Messrs. P. C. Calvert and Company for their Carbolated Creosote in accordance with a specification which was forwarded with the letter. After some correspondence the Crown Agents wrote under date of the 31st May, 1906, enclosing a communication from the firm explaining that owing to want of uniformity in the method of testing disinfectants the specification sent from the Colony could not be satisfactorily complied with. This matter was then allowed to drop.\n\nIn the meantime Messrs. Snowdon Song and Company on May 24th, August 4th, and November 24th, 1905, and on February 23rd, and May 4th, 1906, had repeated their solicitation for orders, and on the 12th May, 1906, had at the request of this Government despatched",
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        "content_text": "282\n\ndespatched samples of their Fluids for examination.\n\nIn June, 1906, a trial instituted by the Sanitary Board showed that the disinfectant Cyllin was on the basis of its carbolic acid co-efficient cheaper than either Jeyes Fluid or Snowdol. The use of Cyllin was therefore introduced by Dr. J. T. Clark and continued up to the time that the Principal Civil Medical Officer returned to the Colony in September last when Jeyes Fluid was again used, Dr. Atkinson preferring it to either Cyllin or Snowdol owing to its mixing more readily with water, a fact of importance seeing that the disinfectant is handled by Chinese coolies.\n\nThe above facts explain why this Government did not entertain Messrs. Snowdon Sons and Company's application for orders of their disinfectants.\n\n3.\n\nWith reference to the second paragraph of Your Lordship's Despatch, I enclose a copy of a letter addressed to this Government by the Crown Agents on the 15th August, 1902, in which the relative prices of disinfectants purchased in this Colony and in England are compared.\n\nThe only disinfectant used by this",
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        "document_key": "CO129-396 - Public Offices - 1912",
        "page_number": 383,
        "title": "CO129-396 - Public Offices - 1912",
        "content_text": "# 87C \n379 \n\nA practical call to voluntary aid was made now. \nMass boycotts hoodwinked the people. \n\nTo discourage obstruction, aid was given to \nundertake the work. Of officialdom, we hear \nthat the Canton-Hankow Railway was not \nopened on January 31, as scheduled, due to \nboycotts. \n\n## SA LOVINME \nAww nidil yalirus on win PUISTIA \nMS TO Avqabr 2 mm, dual business was \nstill ongoing. Streb \n\nIn 19900, non-bias mediation between \nZettung-ninenco did exist, as a result of \nnot coercing xol sour beamge og of \nenoisalugar tol je novietot molni, ve \npeopleuk no seiðub mojepe to 18190 00 \nanning tot bauidagi khe noisose one \nad yd bog, in V8 oloidza to noisxev er ni \n.notjoel. \n\n'*' tu acizzoika ul ipwovon „Tojrisqan venido \nKannahtarlar dết qu basilil eny (i euphanos \ndi selur ON A Silentsoro, snownol Bild \nboat. Deja 200 \n\n“UDELITIOYOU MAcaidu ihiroqmI \nselva cui ta egeon will but juinii to \nnoltnes on Boski. \n\nbloon \n\nwould in my opinion have to be considerably enlarged \nif they were to preclude the provincial authorities from levying likin on goods conveyed by rail, negotiations had just been begun between the Ministry of Posts and Communications and myself for the deletion of the \ntwelve words in Article 37 above quoted, and for providing for the abolition of likin, when the events of the revolution put a stop to all possibility of discussing the matter, and the negotiations have never since been resumed. In view, however, of the fact that \nthe principle underlying the rules of Schedule D was undoubtedly the substitution of initial taxation for \nlikin en route, and that no exception was ever taken to this schedule, I authorised His Majesty's Consul-General at Canton, in April last, to protest against a regulation which had been passed by the provincial government \nimposing likin at the rate of 2.4 per cent ad valorem on all goods carried by the Chinese section of the \nRailway. \n\nI am calling for a report from Mr Jamieson \non this matter. \n12 \nMed",
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