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"Front out that be his wit tout int-out to hand in the prisoner to the Chinese Authorities because a prima facie case can be made out against him. Before therefore addressing ourselves in any way to the mail of the case in which our client is the third prisoner we purpose to draw the attention of this Excellency to what we conceive to be the state of the Law with reference to the rendition of people from this Colony to the neighbouring Chinese territory.
1. We feel convinced that should this Excellency come to the conclusion that our statements are worthy of the very slightest attention he would not in any event allow Leony a Fu to be transmitted to any of the Chinese Authorities until the whole question had been referred to Her Majesty's Government in England.
For the four purposes of enabling Your Excellency to understand fully the construction we claim that he should put upon the two local Ordinances 2 of 1850 and 2 of 1875, we must first of all point out that there is no Extradition Treaty between England and China, that is to say,