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From H.E.V's Acting Consul General, Canton.
To Sir Ernest Satow, K.C.M.G., H.M.Minister, Peking.
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H.B.M.Consulate General, Canton, 27th November, 1901.
Sir,
With reference to the treatment of prisoners extradited from Hong Kong and delivered over to the Chinese Authorities to be tried, I have the honour to record the following particulars of the rendition and trial of Lei A Ch'ang and the prisoners in the "Perseverance" Piracy Case, and of the subsequent negotiations with the High Provincial Authorities, which I am pleased to be able to report have resulted in the procedure adopted in this case being accepted as a precedent for all future trials.
The Viceroy of the Liang Kuang applied on 14th May last for the extradition of three men who were imprisoned in Hong Kong. My predecessor, Mr. F.O.G. Scott, H.M.Consul General, in accordance with telegraphic instructions received from you, had already secured the assent of His Excellency the Viceroy to the presence of a British Officer at the trial in Chinese Courts of all such prisoners after their rendition, with the proviso that, if subsequently found to be inconvenient, the practice should be discontinued.
Upon this understanding, His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong sanctioned the extradition of the prisoners, and they were duly brought to Canton (Santon) and handed over to the Chinese Authorities.
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