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In due time the Chimer authorities
at Canton, acting
on
Art. 21
the
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Treaty of Tientsin, applied for their entradition, but, instead entertaining the application,
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Contesting the sufficiency of the evidence it's support, the Hongkong
adduced in its support,
Authorities, influenced, it would. seem, by
considerations based on
the character
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the Chinese Penal
Code, proceeded to demand quarantee.
there
not
to which by Treaty they untitled. The extradition of the prisoners having in this minner been delayed for several months, the Viceroy of was at last compelled to bring the matter to the notice Imperial Authorities, by whome I was afterwards directed to make
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the
representation regarding it to YR.
Coincident with the arrival in
this
this country of my instructions, and before I had taken any
action in th
matter, in consequence of a question regarding the prisoners having been put to the Under Secretary for Foreign
Commons,
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Affairs in the House had, at fir Charles Dilkie's request, intervine with him
the subject
the Foreign Office.
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In that interview, whilst protecting
against the importation into the
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of
of
Chinese Extradition
matters extraneous to, and
unauthorized by the Treaty of Tientsin,
I consented to
give
Sir Charles Dilke
Certain explanations regarding
execution of
the
the laws relating to
Capital punishment in China.
In consequence of
and
the assurances
these explanation.
by which they
were accompanied, the Under Secretary
undertook