464 extradition of any fugitive from justice here an omission which Lord Clarendon hopes to redress, but which may not be capable of redress for a long time) it is not improbable that the effect "ad interim" of any arrangement at first to remove constraint to break off the open friendly intercourse, previously subsisting between them and several Officers of this Government, especially those versed in the Chinese languages.
formal Rules would be at our only command influence of the Consulate had been exerted to deter the Authorities at Kowloon from assisting this Government, and in fact from holding any intercourse with Officials here, nothing could exceed their cordial desire to cooperate in every way with this Government, and I believe their regret was great when they found themselves apprehensive lest, if actual Rules be adopted for the official regulation of an intercourse, which seemed easily to regulate itself so.
There may thereby be created new grounds for hesitation and official delay the necessity for making all proceedings square precisely with formal Rules.
7. I will illustrate referring to two cases meaning both murders and in each of which the Criminals sought refuge on the Mainland. The first was