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"Subjects shall be arrested and finished

"by

the Chinese Authorities, according to the "laws of China"; and again, in the 18th

Arside chas "the Chinese Awhorities shall

"at all times afford the fullest protection to

"The

w and

persons

"in all cases

property of British subjects, __

of incendiarion or

robbery, the

"local Awhorities shall at once laste the

0

"necessary steps for

the

recovery of

of the

"alelen

of the

tr

año the arrest property_año

guilly parties, whom they avill jumish

"according to law"." Now, Chung.

is

a

a

a

Miao

Chinese subject, who, having committed

rebbery in Hongtting, autoequently fled back to the interior, where he has been

arrested by the Chinese Anchorities, whose duly it is, in accordance with the Treaty,

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to junsh him themselves, conformably with Chinese law. If it be desired that

he be sent to Hongkong to trace the stelen property, he must be returned to Paulin

immediately thereafter, and delivered back to the Chinese Auhorities, for

themselves. By auch

CA

trial

by

course,

the

Treaty will be complied with

The Viceroy has therefore to notify

the honorable Consul to this effect, and to beg that he will communicate the same to His Excellency the Acting Governor of

Hongtong, in order that he as the Treaty provides.

Ne avails, 8:

T. C. 4

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may

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80

Me: 29th day

Translated by

(Grue Copy) (@igned) Nr. Fred. Mayers.

(signed) W. J. Mayers.

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