CHINESE MUTINY.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10903, 21 October 1911, Page 4

CHINESE MUTINY.

(I'er Pr.r.ss Association.) Duncdin, October liL. Mr Bartholomew gave his decision this morning in the Walkure mutiny case, in which eight Chinese firemen were charged with wilfully disobeying the command of the master. The crucial legal point was: Had the North German Coiiiederatton losl: or retained it-- identity a. an international entity. The magistrate gave his opinion on the strength or tile authorities quoted that it liar! lost its personal identity and ' that therefore there would be no nation to uhem i:he Gazette notice applied, j lie took it that tlie Court had no juris- ' diction and discharged the informations. An interesting point cropped up as to what would he done to the men a:':er being discharged from custody. Mr Bartholomew pointed «iit that under the Immigration Restriction Act the police could put :!ie men back on the ship. It'is con tended in legal circles that it action wore taken under tlie Haines Corpus Act the police could lie prevented putting the men on hoard.