No.40.
Sir,
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Colonial Secretary's Office.
Hong Kong, 8th January, 1901.
With reference to your despatch of the 31st ultimo, I am directed to request you to inform the Acting Viceroy that His Excellency the Governor is anxious to assist in bringing to justice the perpetrators of extraditable crimes who may take refuge in this Colony, but that it is necessary that the evidence to be presented here shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of Ordinance 23 of 1897, of which I attach a copy.
2. The usual assurance that no torture shall be applied to the prisoner will, of course, be given and His Excellency hopes that the Acting Viceroy will have no objection to an official from this Colony being present at the trial, of the date of which His Excellency will feel gratified if the Acting Viceroy will inform the Colonial Government.
5. His Excellency sees the difficulties of your position as pointed out by you in your letter of the 14th November, 1900, and it is on that account that he asks for the permission for an official from this Colony to attend the trial.
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul-General, Canton.
I have etc.,
(Sd.) J. H. Stewart-Lockhart, Colonial Secretary.
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