471
the 10th May
At last on the 10th
a third
tion was made and the answer
application
from the Chinese Authorities was that Orders had been given for the criminal's avest when he would be brought to trial, meaning
as was evident that he
avould if läser be brought to trial before
a Chinese Court for
aw
offence committed
in British territory, of which a British Court was competent amo ampions to lase
aequizance.
Since this last demand six weeks
have passed
ed ans morting mow has been heard; to make furcher application to
cieter Consul or Chinese Government would
only
be waste of time
(2) In February last a robbery to
a
· very large
effected at one
amount (@119,000)
was
of the Hongshing Bannes-
Some time after information was received
from the Cantor Consul chat concerned in the robbery
A
Chinese
was in custody
of the Canten Authorities, and the Hongstong
Government immediately requested his
surrender for bial. This but it was
was
refused
offered that the maw should
eviîmuci,
be seus down to give information or cridares, on condition that he was returned In
rejoinder it was shown that the maw
was wanted not as a wvituress, but as
a diminal. The
eight days ago,
correspondence
ence concluded
and as the Chinese still
persist in their right to by offences committed in The Queen's Domnimons, and