The Magistrate—Don't you? Do you think I can try in this court an offence in Japan? Has this Court any jurisdiction?
Mr. Harris—I_ submit the Court has jurisdiction.
The Magistrate—I think it has not. I know the Act you are going to quote to me, but I think that applies to England. This is an_ extraterritorial country. If a British subject committed a crime in France, would you try him in England? Would you not have to extradite him back to France?
Mr. Harris—If he were arrested in England, that would have to come up for argument. For all purposes, if that law applies here, the offence shall be deemed to be committed in the place where the man is arrested.
The Magistrate—That particular section gives jurisdiction to any court in England to try an offence under the Larceny Act committed in any part of the country.
Mr. Harris—Apart from the inference that he was spending the company's money in Shanghai, if I can prove that his duty was to account to Mr. Wilson in Shanghai and that he failed and refused to make an accounting, I submit the Court has jurisdiction.
The Magistrate—Yes, but_the authority for that is all in Eng-jand. You are now in an extra territorial country. If a man commits.a murder in England and comes to China, could we try him here?
Mr. "Harris—No.
The Magistrate—Well, how much of this' offence are you going to prove was committed in Shanghai, because I shall bind you down to that alone? Are "you going to submit that some of that £1000 he had in England was, in his possession in Shang-
Mr. Harris—I submit it is not necessary. He was called upon to account for it here.. English law applies here.
The Magistrate—English law applies, but first you must bring your crime within the extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Mr. Harris—Must the whole of the offence ko committed in Shanghai? I certainly cannot prove the whole of the offence was committed in China, but I submit there is jurisdiction when T can prove that part of it was committed here.
The Magistrate—The offence was committed in Japan, where he left his place of employment. This court can try some other cases, such as piracy committed on the high seas within 100 miles of the coast, but in this case: he got the money in other countries outside the jurisdiction of this court. You have to show he had the money in China and converted it to his own use here.
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