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Kung to Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires
at Peking.
on our
jurisdiction, and none such
would have been for
a moment allowed.
a
I am therefore unable to
the affair
2.
So
for from there being any
4.
account for the
yü
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truth in the Statement that chinese Afficers arrected to
British territory, my despatch respecting
Aat Criminal, N. 188 of 20th September 188
that
last, will show in detail that
every
step in his arrest, examination and
rendition
was taken by my
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and under my authority in accordance
with Treaty, and in due form of
of Law, interference by the
and that no
Chinese Officials permitted.
3.
There
was in
any way
was no violation of British territory and no encroachment
version
of
am
glad
given by Prince Kung, and are that official notice has been taken
the erroneous statement believing,
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as
Ids, that with the Chinese Government these matters have an certain significance which it is inadvisable to overlook.
5. The Provincial authorities at
Canton are
perfectly
aware
that they
porsen no power in Stougtong, and
I can recal to mind two instances.
only (and those in the early days of the Colony) in which an attempt
was
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