tive criminal
the alleged fugitive " was unworthy of belief. by-
of bribery, intimidation,
"reason
" or other circumstances,
• that taking
(2)~
the coidence as a
"whole it fails to support
"conclusion
Magistrate
the
arr
rrived
5 by the
In December - last, the Captains Superintendent of Police reported the
of
who he believed had
40 men committed
victed robbery
and other
crimes in china and had
fled to Hong Kong.
and who made
as
ax-
Colony depredations : –
ng for refuge,
of this
ccle
basis for their -
The information which
the Police possessed respecting
these
Govern
meu avas
deerred
sufficient to justify the
w
nent in commer
communicatug
to
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to the Chinese Authorities their
and the fact of their being in Hong Kong.
Soon after this
communication the
Viceroy of the Province, through Her Majesty's
Consul at Canton
forwarded a statement
containing full particulars of the crimes of which these
men were accused.
This statement agreed with the information in
the hands of the Police. The Viceroy asked that these 40
men should be delivered up without
any other formality
than his request. This was
refused
and the Viceroy in
Consequence
applied for the
rendition of eight men
accused of murder and robbery within the dominions
of the Emperor of China.
Ive