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situation
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To make any for the rendition
have committeck
more demands
of Criminals who
offences
here and
fled to the mainland is not only useless as the Chinese will not
allow the demand, but it is a
remand which, as it now appears,
have no right to make.
Again if this situation
we
unfortunately became generally known, it would hold out the prospect of
total immunity from all punishment to the enormous Chinese population of strupkong, the majority of whom are at all times
ready to venture on crimes
or violence.
of stunder
I need not point out the
consequences that would follow in the increased insecurity to life
and property in Stoughtons, and the
serious
sugary
inflicted
Colony.
be
that would thus or
on the prosperity of
the
The remedy is one which this Government is powerless to apply but it is simple and within the reach of Ster Majesty's
Government.
A brief compact between the British and the Imperial Chinere Governments would at once place the question of rendition of Criminals