that the surrendered persons
is to refuse to where they knew"
But where this is
treaty has
that
observe the treaty
in
codes
torture would be applied.
no!
Known
to them, the
continued
to
be carried
the result
been subjected to the Chinese Court.
of last
out, with
have
the
For example,
177
last summer,
the Hong Kong
gave up on arrival
all
were
thirteen prisoners
Canton,
from them.
who
their
on
were
inhuman practices of
the course
Hong Kong Government
tortured until confessions
of having committed a murder. They were all executed for it
but
the "Daily Press" which
reports
the
case
states
18
a
lesser evil
to
break it
than
to
256
carry
it out with full knowledge of
the
consequences
to
be forced
of
and
not creditable
even
bad faith
words
between the alternative
inhumanity, it is the two. refusing when Knowledge of the
the official mind
home to
to choose
to alternate between
the treaty
to comply with
consequences
brought
and
complying
with
however strong
the
it when that knowledge (however
not brought home.
misgiving)
is
If it
be
asked
what
be adopted with Chinese Criminals
British territory
the
answer
that
we
ought
that the prevalent opinion was that the wretched
the crime, but merely
belonged to
the same tribe
or
clan
as the
I ourselves. Lord Cardwell's instructions plainly
entered
into
no
with
us
though
we
and
other
parties.
one from which
we
ought
to disentangle
condemn it for they in
effect declare that it
is
a real murderer
Surely this one-sided extradition engagement
for China
engagement
British subjects of Chinese
corresponding
have many
and burden
remain
danger
punish them ourselves
not disposed to undertake
either to try
and punish
at
if
we
are
that task
at least not
to
allow them
to
within
our
dominions
to
our
own
subjects.
2.
The other subject which I
would
bring
under
your
notice
the administration
of justice at Shanghai, where
civilized powers have establishments
soil. Natives.
tried by
a "mixed Court" composed of
our
and
other
Chinese
crimes
are
there
Chinese
official