or any confession.
be obtained
rn.
his own
part. His Excellency will send the accused
ver. directly. To do so without these
conditions would be to violate
nccessary
the Treaty, and to forget-
his
ority to his
own.
Sovereign..
It is highly necessary
to observe
in-
that the Lieutenant Fankeunfang, proceeding to Ting lung chow to search
and
enquire
without the concurrence
of
the Chief Magistrate acted in a most-
irregular manner.
This colony of Hongkong, having been ceded to Her Britannic Majesty,
Majesty, the right of British
and
territory must be strictly guarded. at His Excellency deems it necessary to give previous notice that any Chinese inferior officer coming in search
of
criminals without the concurrence the British Authorities will be
considered
of
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considered as
directly infringing the Treaty.
With compliments to.
(Signed) W. Caine.
(True Copy)
Frederick W. H. Bruce
Here is the corrected version in HTML format as requested:or any confession.
be obtained
rn.
his own
part. His Excellency will send the accused
ver. directly. To do so without these
conditions would be to violate
necessary
the Treaty, and to forget-
his
authority to his
own.
Sovereign..
It is highly necessary
to observe
in-
that the Lieutenant Fankeunfang, proceeding to Ting lung chow to search
and
enquire
without the concurrence
of
the Chief Magistrate acted in a most-
irregular manner.
This colony of Hongkong, having been ceded to Her Britannic Majesty,
the right of British
and
territory must be strictly guarded. His Excellency deems it necessary to give previous notice that any Chinese inferior officer coming in search
of
criminals without the concurrence of the British Authorities will be
considered
as
directly infringing the Treaty .
With compliments to.
(Signed) W. Caine.
(True Copy)
Frederick W. H. Bruce