March 1830, made for carrying out that Treaty, naturally adopted. similar language "Crimes or Offences against the laws of China. "It is true that the terms of the Preaty of Tientsin ( Article 21 ) on more general, namely briminals Subjects of China," but inasmuch as the Crime supposed must have been committed in China And and the Criminal must be a person fugitive from China and "taking" "Refuge" in Houghtong
"
order to make extradition applicable it follows that under the existing as well as under the former Sweaty,
the "Crime" quest be a brime
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against Chinese Law. When therefore a Chinese is accused at Houghtong
1 Hongding of Cremes which in
Europe would be described as
"Political Offences," the
only,
would
an..
question as regards the nature of the accusation that wo appear to arise is whether the particular offence is in Aton.
circumstances (if proved) infraction of the Misnicipal Low (China), and this of course it "might be, although ranging under the head of political offence. It is at the same time quicke the letter of the Sicuttin Treaty on thabitis only on proof of their quilt
clear in