that two Chinese prisoners who have been detauad at Hongkong since August last on a charge offeracy ~
in Chinese waters would be tortures
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if given up to the Chinese Authorities
In reply, I can have -hesitation in stating, for the information of this Excellency the
that if thie
if the two
Administrator, thak,
are
Chinese prisovers in question given up to the Chinese Authorities
they
well as
entaculy be subjected
to torture as were the thirteen criminals
surrendered by the kovernment of Hongkong in 1879, and Ifal bound to add my strong couration that us Jeroniese ferounce to the contrary will avail
to
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to save there prisoners from the torture that, if they prove obdurate in conpersion, must by Chinese law be inflicted upon them. As long question by torture remains part and parcel of the Law of China, then an negrounds for hoping that in the conduct of a criminal invectigation it would ever be. dispused with.
In sabrauitting for thee consideration of His Excellency the Administrator, the crews- that I feel myself constrained to hold on this subject, than is one
on point in connection with this ~ case which I beg leave to make
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