been demanded by the Chinese Authorities under Article. 21 of the Treaty of Tientsin.
Lord Salisbury is
not
aware
which
to
the
а
of
the reasons
nature of the
against
161
crime alleged
the accused,
whether it was
a
taking by
the Examination
mistake
of
another
person
Papers of
evasion from custody,
the shape
n
and
Marceny
in
of
a
wrongful appropriation
the
led the Governor withheld this case from umal hearing before Magistrate, and
information forwarded by
is not sufficient His Excellency to enable His Lordship
to form any Spinion
as
conclusive
to the exact
nature
of the papers coupled with escape from custody.
In
the
latter
contingency
Lord Salishery
that the Chinese
assumes
Authorities would be justified
in