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is demanded on its appearing to him that there is "probable" "cause" for believing them to be guilty of the crime laid to their charge. Such probable proof of guilt

The H. Kong magistrate appears to have found to exist in the case of the 11 prisoners in question, for he decided to commit them.

This decision the Chinese Government are advised was final, for by the Imperial Extradition Acts of 1870 and 1873, it is not for the Executive or to any authority whatever either to review the decision of the magistrate, or, after the commitment of the prisoner by the magistrate, to refuse to issue the warrant of surrender excepting in the case of the Executive being of opinion that the offence of the fugitive

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335 is demanded on its appearing to him that there is "probable" "cause" for believing them to be guilty of the crime laid to their charge. Such probable proof of guilt The H. Kong magistrate appears to have found to exist in the case of the 11 prisoners in question, for he decided to commit them. This decision the Chinese Government are advised was final, for by the Imperial Extradition Acts of 1870 and 1873, it is not for the Executive or to any authority whatever either to review the decision of the magistrate, or, after the commitment of the prisoner by the magistrate, to refuse to issue the warrant of surrender excepting in the case of the Executive being of opinion that the offence of the fugitive

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335

is demanded on its appearing

to heim that there is "probable"

"cause" for believing them to be quilty of the crime laid to their charge. Such probable proof of

guilt

The H. Kong magistrate

appears to have found to exist

in the case

the 11 prisoners in

question for he decided to commit

Them.

This decision the Chinese Gos

are

are advised was

}

final, for by

the unperial Extradition Acts of

not gwei

1870 and 1873, it is not The Executive or to any

authority

whatever either to review the

decision

of the magistrate, or,

after the commitment of the primer by

the magistrate, to refuse to issue

the warrant of surrender excepting

in the case

of the Executive beens

opension that the offence of the

fugitive

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