said defendant in prison until the said Gaoler shall receive
- Her Majesty's warrant to Acting Colonial
Secretary.
or despatch from
the Governor
of Hong Kong relative to the
further detention, discharge,
or transmission of
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the said defendants-
to the nearest Chinese authorities
or such other Chinese
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CONFIDENTIAL
Her Majesty's Consulate
Canton, 14th September, 1888
Sir,
I have the honor to enclose
translation of a despatch, I have received from His Excellency the Viceroy
requesting me to apply to His Excellency,
the Governor of Hongkong for the extradition of thirteen Chinese subjects.
(Signed) M.S. Playfair
Acting Police Magistrate
The Honorable
Frederick Stuart Esq.,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
Hongkong.