CHINESE CREWS ON GERMAN STEAMERS.
THE WALKURE OASE. 4 NO JURISDICTION, ' CONSULAR AND HABEAS CORPUS COMRLICATI'ONS. jPress Association.—Copyright.) DUNEDIN, .JSaturday. v Mr.% Bartholometw, S.M., gave his decision! this morniifo- in the German steamer Walknre's mutiny case, in which eight firemen were charged with wi< fully disobt:yiiig the command icif the mas- ' ter. The crucial legal were:—/ Had the. North German ■--Confederation existing before the Franco-Prussian war and. the subject of Exemption, from the; New Zealand - Shipping and Seamen Ac* lost or retained-' -an international, entity ? The . trate gavs'hb opinion on the strength of" authorities quoted; that it had lost its jpeT£«OTa;i and 'thati therefore there would be ,m> nation (to whom the "Gazette" notice applied- ," He took it that the Court had r no jurisdiction and ; discharged the informations. ; Ail'interesting ipoint cropped up as to what would be'done .to the men: after: being discharged from -custody. Mr. . Bartholomew pointed out that under the Tmmigratton Restriction. Act the police could, put the irieri back on the ship. It is contended in legal circles that if such action be taken, under the habeas coitus law the police could be prevented firom putting the men on board.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 21 October 1911, Page 5
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194CHINESE CREWS ON GERMAN STEAMERS. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 21 October 1911, Page 5
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