should be asked of the tariff for
all imports into
China from five
to two and
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Chinese have reason to complain of
British subject the Consul shall
to his Complaint
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and endeavor
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If disputes take
the difficulty at present of obtaining redress iir
in
absconding debtors
provision for
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the rendition of the
Criminal, when however such cases
occurred the local authorities did
all they
could
man
Days
to deliver up the
Article 17 of the Treaty
A British subject having
reason to complain of a Chinese
must proceed to the Consulate and
tate his grievance. The Consul will
enquire
r
into the merits of the case
frendly manned.
place of
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of such
nature that
the Back Consul cannot arrange..
them amicably then he shall request
the assistance of the Chinese authorities.
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into
the
decide it
may together examine
merits of the case
and
it equitable. He would
call attention to the word
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